Hallyu and Korean Culture in the BPCL

Cook Korean! A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha is a graphic novel cookbook that teaches Korean cooking through charming illustrations and accessible recipes for dishes like kimchi, bibimbap, and Korean fried chicken. The book breaks down traditional Korean cuisine into easy-to-follow comic panels, making it approachable for beginners while celebrating Korean food culture and Ha's personal connection to her heritage.

The Korean K-Drama Cookbook by Choi Hee-jae is a cookbook that recreates iconic dishes featured in popular Korean dramas, allowing fans to make the comfort foods they've seen characters eat on screen, from ramyeon and tteokbokki to Korean fried chicken and soju cocktails. The book connects K-drama culture with Korean cuisine, providing recipes and context for the memorable food moments that have become integral to the K-drama viewing experience.

An approachable, comprehensive guide to Korean cuisine, featuring 100 recipes to make in your home kitchen. In Korean Home Cooking, Sohui Kim shares the authentic Korean flavors found in the dishes at her restaurant and the recipes from her family. Sohui is well-regarded for her sense of sohnmat, a Korean phrase that roughly translates to "taste of the hand," or an ease and agility with making food taste delicious.

Nowadays, with healthy living and the "slow food" movement receiving spotlight worldwide, Korean cuisine is drawing much interest as a healthy cuisine with nutritional harmony and balance. In fact, Koreans have traditionally viewed food as "medicine," a means to keep oneself healthy and strong. [...] Korea's four seasons and geography have produced a good many seasonal dishes and foods that reflect the nation's geographic characteristics, such as seafood from the ocean that surrounds the peninsula. This book will attempt to explore Korea's 5,000-year-old culinary culture and introduce to readers the historical, cultural, nutritional and philosophical background to this rich cuisine.