As featured in Netflix documentary series The Philosopher's Kitchen.
Korean Temple Cooking is a love letter to the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally and with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed “the Philosopher Chef” by the New York Times.
Jeongkwan Snim was the subject of the opening episode of Netflix’s Chef’s Table Season 3.
Follow Snim through the seasons at a Korean Buddhist temple and learn to preserve, cook, and savour all that nature has to offer. Recipes are arranged by season, with special extra sections on rice, noodles, tofu, kimchi, seasonings, and more. Essays and interviews give a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings and branches, and even a look at the architecture of the temple and attire worn there.
An expansive and breathtaking chronicle, Korean Temple Cooking is the coffee table book you’ll want to cook out of all year round.
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Dr. Hoo Nam Seelmann is a journalist and author, born and raised in South Korea. She lives in Switzerland.
Jeongkwan Snim is a Buddhist monk at Korea's Baegyangsa temple. She was profiled as part of Netflix's Chef's Table, season 3 episode 1.
Véronique Hoegger is a Swiss photographer who works in the fields of portraits, reportage, interiors, food still life, and fashion.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Korean Temple Cooking Lessons on Life and Buddhism, with Recipes, the Life and Work of Jeongkwan Snim by Hoo Nam Seelmann (2025). Published by Hardie Grant Books.Synopsis:Korean Temple Cooking celebrates the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally and with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed "the Philosopher Chef" by the New York Times, who was the subject of the first episode of Netflix's Chef's Table Season 3. Follow Snim through the seasons at a Korean Buddhist temple and learn to preserve, cook, and savor all that nature has to offer. Recipes are arranged by season, with special extra sections on rice, noodles, tofu, kimchi, seasonings, and more. Essays and interviews give a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings, and even a look at the architecture of the temple and attire worn there. APlease note: there may or may not be minor imperfections on the spine, cover and/or pages of the book. Please see photos for more info. This is a liquidation sale of a purchase from a major retailer. The book has not received any "in-depth" quality control checks. While reasonable attempts are made to judge the usability of the book and major flaws will be pointed out the book is technically new, it is being sold as USED and there may be imperfections, dog-earing, rips, tears, missing pages, ink blots, water or other damage which may have occurred during the making, storage or shipment of the book and no guarantees to the legibility of any given page or chapter is given. This is a special liquidation sale and no returns or refunds will be given. This sale is final, the merchandise is sold AS IS and no warranties or guarantees are given, made or implied regarding the usage of the book during or after this sale or the quality, shape, form or function of the book itself. NO RETURNS, REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES WILL BE GIVEN FOR ITEM NOT AS DESCRIBED. Seller Inventory # BU260330M001-L005-67
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Korean Temple Cooking is a love letter to the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally and with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed the Philosopher Chef by the New York Times. Jeongkwan Snim was the subject of the opening episode of Netflixs Chefs Table Season 3. Follow Snim through the seasons at a Korean Buddhist temple and learn to preserve, cook, and savour all that nature has to offer. Recipes are arranged by season, with special extra sections on rice, noodles, tofu, kimchi, seasonings, and more. Essays and interviews give a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings and branches, and even a look at the architecture of the temple and attire worn there. An expansive and breathtaking chronicle, Korean Temple Cooking is the coffee table book youll want to cook out of all year round. A gorgeous photographic chronicle of the food and traditions of Koreas Baekyangsa Temple. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781964786186
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Hardback. Condition: New. As featured in Netflix documentary series The Philosopher's Kitchen.Korean Temple Cooking is a love letter to the poetry of simple, nourishing food. The book chronicles temple life, Buddhism, and living and cooking seasonally and with a spiritual tie to the land through interviews with and recipes from Jeongkwan Snim, dubbed "the Philosopher Chef" by the New York Times.Jeongkwan Snim was the subject of the opening episode of Netflix's Chef's Table Season 3. Follow Snim through the seasons at a Korean Buddhist temple and learn to preserve, cook, and savour all that nature has to offer. Recipes are arranged by season, with special extra sections on rice, noodles, tofu, kimchi, seasonings, and more. Essays and interviews give a rare peek into temple life, the history of Buddhism in Korea, its teachings and branches, and even a look at the architecture of the temple and attire worn there. An expansive and breathtaking chronicle, Korean Temple Cooking is the coffee table book you'll want to cook out of all year round. Seller Inventory # LU-9781964786186
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