The Korean Vegan Cookbook: Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen

The book is beautiful and the first thing I noticed is how heavy it is, thorough and thoughtful; you could use it for weight lifting too! It is a vegan love letter to Korean food and the author's family and heritage! The pages are filled w/ beautiful photographs of vegan Korean foods and my mouth is watering...I'm a vegan and I'm 59, whole food plant-based mostly all oil free so I'm going to get creative with the recipes and see if I can substitute the oil with water or vegetable broth but the book is rich, exciting and as a Jewish woman who loves getting "creative vegan" with my ethnic background I'm really excited to try some home made Korean vegan food. It's also very touching embracing the many different cultures cuisines that make up the USA's melting pot! This book honors Korean cooking while allowing vegans to stay true to the beliefs that motivate us to be vegans! This book is beautiful just to turn the pages is like a journey, series of journeys...culinary, family and more..., a mouth watering journey for me.....a page turner!

I’m half Korean, but I never grew up being exposed to Korean dishes or the culture even. I didn’t really pay much attention to it until I started teaching English as a Second Language to Asian children since November 2019. I realized I know nothing about my Korean side because I grew up whitewashed. My white dad made it certain to make me feel ashamed of that part of me, which forced me to distance myself from myself. I found the Korean Vegan on YouTube during the pandemic and became really inspired by her family history and her ability to share her vegan recipes. I have two signed copies (one for me and one for my older sister). I look forward to making authentic Korean dishes. Thank you for helping me take back my Korean side. It is such a pleasure to meet such a strong woman.

Been following Joanne for over a year in various social media apps, and preordered this in early March. Super thrilled it arrived today on release day! Beautifully done book. Have made several of these recipes already but have sooooo many more to try now. The photographs are spectacular and represent the culture and the veganism so well. The narration she shares online is well documented here as well. So very pleased to have my own copy. I’ll be cooking multiple recipes this week. Thanks Joanne/ Theee Korean Vegan! 😍

This had me drooling mere seconds after opening it, and I’m sure I’ll be dreaming about all those delicious dishes tonight. The images are gorgeous, the stories the author shares are delightful and endearing, and if I were to flag every recipe I immediately wanted to try, nearly every page would be flagged. We can’t wait to add beautiful recipes to our dinner table, and share them with loved ones. What a treasure!

I preordered this a few months back after discovering Joanne’s tik tok account where she makes absolutely fine looking food. I also happened to really enjoy her character and the things she speaks about in her videos. The cookbook is amazing quality, with thoughtful recipes and instructions as well as reflections inside. I absolutely cannot wait to start cooking and learning these dishes.

I love the pictures in this book and the cover. I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet but I finished reading the stories and I cried a couple of times. I honestly used to see food as just something that you need for survival. But now I understand how food is more than that. It is a way to connect with your roots, with your family, friends and just people in general. How a meal can transport you to another country, how it can make you understand where someone comes from. Furthermore, I realized how we sometimes take our parents for granted. Ugh I’m getting emotional again 🥺🥺

I am so excited to finally have this book! It is full of traditional Korean recipes, recipes that bring back memories of my mom making dishes similar to these or her memories of eating variations of these dishes! I am not vegan but love how she respected the original dish and made it vegan. I can not wait to start making these recipes! The personal stories she also shares on her family and what these recipes mean to her are beautifully written and shown in pictures.

I have been waiting for this cookbook for months, and it does not disappoint! I spent hours reading the pages and admiring the beautiful photography. Every recipe tells a story, and makes me feel like she’s with me in the kitchen. Additionally, she takes some time to introduce us to many of the ingredients we will use, providing suggestions on favorite brands and how to store them (which was very helpful for me to get started)I could not recommend this book enough if you are interested Korean cooking (or cooking in general). What a gift Joanne!

I had been really looking forward to this book and had been waiting with it on pre-order. very disappointed as, despite the packaging being intact, the book has several chunks missing from both the spin and the hardcover and the hardcover is bent over in the corners.. looks very shabby :(