{"product_id":"hand-taste-cook-like-a-korean-grandmother","title":"Hand Taste","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hotly anticipated debut cookbook from star chef Esther Choi: 100 recipes that add extraordinary flavor to everything you touch, just like a Korean grandmother. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe all know cooks whose fingertips seem to infuse every meal with deliciousness. In Korean, that magic touch is called sohn-mat, or \"hand taste\"—but you don’t have to be born with it. Esther Choi picked hers up from her halmoni, or grandmother, who used her hands for everything from smearing cabbage with pepper paste to make kimchi to crumbling tofu for mandu (dumpling) filling and tossing vibrantly flavored noodles for japchae.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand taste starts with seasoning but ultimately describes a way of cooking rooted in heritage, intuition, and heart. Here, Choi offers delicious entry points to Korean and Korean-American cuisine, with foundational techniques alongside quick weeknight recipes and show-stopping traditional spreads. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHand Taste \u003c\/i\u003eis as instructive as it is expressive, with recipes like Kalbi Jjim, Japchae, Kimchi Mac \u0026amp; Beef, Halmoni's Jeon, and Korean Fried Chicken Wings. There's something for everyone—whether you know Choi from her beloved restaurants Mokbar and Ms. Yoo, her presence on Food Network, or her infectious online personality. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo much more than a guide to mastering Korean cooking, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHand Taste \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eteaches you to trust your gut and cook with curiosity and joy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Larder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47866290143450,"sku":"9780316582612","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/5957\/7004\/files\/handtaste1.jpg?v=1778779797","url":"https:\/\/booklarder.com\/products\/hand-taste-cook-like-a-korean-grandmother","provider":"Book Larder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}