Korean Cooking: A Cookbook of Authentic Recipes of Korea

Korean cuisine is popular due to its health benefits and deliciousness. South Korea has one of the lowest obesity rates in the US, at just 3.5%. Traditional Korean meals are primarily based on rice, vegetables, and meats, with side dishes like kimchi. Common ingredients include sesame oil, doenjang, soy sauce, salt, garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, gochujang, and cabbage. The cuisine varies by province, with regional dishes becoming national and vice versa. Korean Cooking offers a variety of healthy dishes, including shrimp rice soup, dried codfish soup, beef brisket and tripe soup, chicken and ginseng soup, rice and beef noodles soup, and more.