Cooking authentic Korean food at home does n't have to be intimidating or complicated&mdash\;in fact\, it can be as f un and engaging as reading your favorite graphic novel! Join us for a virt ual conversation with artist and author Robin Ha as we explore her New York Times bestselling book\, Cook Korean!: A Comic Book Cookbook.
\nFun to look at and easy to use\, this unique combination of cookbook and graphic novel is the ideal introduction to cooking Korean cu isine at home. Robin Ha&rsquo\;s colorful and humorous one-to three-page c omics fully illustrate the steps and ingredients needed to bring more than sixty traditional (and some not-so-traditional) dishes to life.
\nI n these playful but exact recipes\, you&rsquo\;ll learn how to create ever ything from easy kimchi (mak kimchi) and soy garlic beef over rice (bulgog i dupbap) to seaweed rice rolls (gimbap) and beyond. Friendly and inviting \, Cook Korean! is perfect for beginners and seasoned cooks alike.
\nEach chapter includes personal anecdotes and cultural insights fr om Ha\, providing an intimate entry point for those looking to try their h and at this cuisine.
\nRegister today to discover how easy\, approachable\, and fun authe ntic Korean cooking can be!
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About the Author:
Robin Ha is the New York Times bestsell
ing author and illustrator of Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes<
/a>\, as well as the graphic novel memoir Almost American Girl and historical f
antasy graphic novel The Fox Maidens. Her comics and illustrations have also ap
peared in various publications\, including The Washington Post an
d The Los Angeles Times\, as well as in anthologies highlighting
Asian American culture: Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now\, New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei\, and Shattered: The Asian American Comic
s Anthology (Secret Identities). Robin grew up reading and drawin
g comics. At fourteen she moved to the United States from Seoul\, Korea. S
he studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. She now lives in
Virginia.
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