Not for the spice-adverse.

Simply Korean takes traditional Korean food and provides step-by-step instructions to complete them. With beautiful full-color photographs and excellent organization, this cookbook is a MUST for anyone who wants to bring Korean cuisine into their home.

The docked star is for difficulty finding ingredients and time spent on each dish. I understand that 'simple' cooking is incredibly relative, but even with straight-forward instruction these recipes are too demanding to become part of my everyday repertoire.

A great addition for anyone looking to diversify their skillset, however!

{Thank you to NetGalley and DK Alpha for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.]

I enjoyed this well-written cookbook and bookmarked a number of recipes to try. It's a great introduction to Korean cooking, and I appreciated the clear explanation of Korean ingredients that might not be familiar to all readers. It was also useful that the majority of the recipes fit onto one page so that you don't have to flip back and forth. Everything I've tried so far has been spot-on and delicious! I live in Portugal with limited access to Asian food and ingredients, but most recipes in this book will be do-able for me. Gorgeous food photos, too!

Absolutely loved this cookbook! It is visually appealing with great color photos, and has all the history/traditional bases (soups, banchan, kalbi, kimchi, etc.) in an approachable way, plus the new hits, like Korean fried chicken, street toast, Korean hot dogs, etc. I want a hard copy for cooking reference at home. Highly recommended!

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
This cookbook is above all, simple. It begins by introducing foundational ingredients that are not typical in western stores. The recipes start with foundational sauces, progressing to side dishes, chicken, beef, pork, tofu, seafood, rice, noodles, soups and stews, kimchi, pancakes, and street food. Each dish has a large clear picture to show the end result. The instructions are clear and simple.
I did notice that the food was heavy in green onions, something the author admitted would be so, and chilies. While I expected many of the dishes to have chilies, I did not expect so many. It is an issue for me due to allergy issues in the house.
This is a good book for any beginner who is interested in Korean food.

This cookbook was just as the title implied, Simply Korean. I loved that it was a straightforward cookbook that was well organized. The instructions for the recipes were clear and concise in a way that made me feel confident that I could recreate some of the wonderful food pictured in the book. I definitely think any home chef would be happy to add this book to their collection. 4.5/5 for me. Thank you to NetGalley & publisher DK for the opportunity to review this book.

As the title suggests, this book is full of simple Korean recipes that anyone can make. Although the recipes are simple, there is a ton of flavor packed into each one. This book is super easy to follow and with pictures for every single recipe, it's hard to look away! I want to eat it all! One thing about it that I really enjoyed was the feedback from his wife, Claire, throughout the book. I loved seeing her preferences and tweaks to some of the recipes. It offers more ideas to make the recipes your own like she has. The whole book has a very authentic, personal feel; like you're receiving recipes from a friend. This would be a great book for anyone who is starting their journey into cooking delicious Korean food!

If you’ve always wanted to make your favorite Korean dishes at home, Simply Korean is for you. With streamlined techniques, minimal ingredients, and clear instructions, you'll learn the easiest methods to make fried rice, bulgogi, kimchi, and more without sacrificing taste.

I love getting Korean cookbooks. I always grade them against my family's recipes and there are some books that make me question if they should have called the food Korean...they should have really called it 'fusion'.

Not this book; this book seems straight from home. The ingredients are common items found in any asian home/market and the methodology clear and concise. Picture are great, as are Claire's comments!

A great introduction to making Korean food.

Such a fun cookbook! Found so many recipes I can't wait to try! Really love how it has a section for foundation sauces at the beginning. Lot's of variety the photos are great and the recipes seem simple enough to follow! Will definitely need a copy of this for home and will recommend it to friends and family!

Great recipes and photos. I wish there were more vegetarian options included. Lots of recipes for Korean staples. I will definitely buy a copy.

This is a tough review to write. I loved this book in many ways, it is beautifully designed, the recipes are clear and well-developed, and the images that accompany the recipes are well photographed and useful.

But what I emphatically did not like, was the odd commentary by the author that accompanies the recipes. I realize that he is an adult, professional chef, but somehow he ends up sounding like a 14-year-old in his notes. Constant colloquialisms aside: such as "wanna" or "blow off," etc. were mildly annoying, but the text really hit bottom for me when in at least two recipes he makes jokes about not being responsible for any "code brown" situation (which of course means not responsible for readers defecating in their pants). Coming across this stupid phrase more than once in a cookbook was really gross, and it completely turned me off from buying this book. I know that I am not the demographic that he is addressing, as I am well over twenty-five, but for me all the professionalism in the world in terms of the food and recipes felt completely trumped by the juvenile dude language.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for making an ARC available in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 4.7 leaves out of 5
Cover: 5/5
Content: 4/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Cookbook
Type: Ebook
Worth?: Yes!

Want to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book. First thing is first I gave this book major points for having a picture for EVERY dish! I cannot stand when a cookbook gives you recipes but no pictures. I would love to see what you want me to cook/bake. The pages were nice and clean. The only sad part is the lack of desserts. Even one or two would have been good but we didn't get much. Maybe one or two in street foods. Either way loved this book!

If you are wanting to learn how to cook Korean food for the first time, or have been cooking Korean food for a while, these recipes are perfect to get someone started as well as giving nice simple recipes for day to day life.
Big fan of these recipes, and I already bought a physical copy to keep on hand in my kitchen!

Simply Korean is a stunning cookbook. There is a photo for each recipe that makes me salivate even before I read the description or ingredients. There are even photos for all of the Korean essential ingredients that we may need to source so that we make sure to purchase the right products. Many of the recipes use these same essentials (in differing amounts and combinations) so don’t fear that a purchase will go to waste.

The chapters are easily navigated and each chapter lists its recipes. Each recipe has commentary from Aaron, with Claire adding her sage words every now and then. I had not known of the authors or their blog before finding this cookbook; I will certainly be seeking them out. I thank the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book to review.

So many exciting recipes, each with its own beautiful photograph. The photos were enough to get me excited about trying every recipe in the book. But the real selling point is that the recipes are surprisingly simple to make.

Aaron Huh has done a fantastic job of demystifying Korean cuisine and making it accessible to everyone.

Aaron and Claire have been a go-to for me when it comes to Korean food. I was so excited for the opportunity to preview their cookbook! First of all, it's beautiful. It's clean and bright, making it enjoyable to flip through. Secondly, this book has it all! It covers all of the basics when it comes to traditional Korean food and then some! Although I haven't made anything from this book since getting access from Netgalley, I have followed their recipes in the past and they were incredible! I can't wait to delve into ones in this book!

Gorgeous mouthwatering cookbook!

Simply Korean by Aaron Huh is a beautiful cookbook that features Korean dishes you can try to make at home. I love Korean food! I often visited South Korea and had a lot of fun trying out different dishes, and most of my favorites are in this cookbook!

This book has lovely photos of the dishes you can try to make at home. I appreciate how food is categorized, with the book starting with banchan (side dishes) and ending with street food. Korean street food is fantastic and delicious, by the way, and so filling!

The instructions are easy to follow, many of the ingredients are familiar enough in most households, and some ingredients are common enough to find in Asian groceries. I especially love the banchan section of the book, and it reminds me of all the side dishes served in Korean restaurants. Chicken-mu (Korean pickled radish), mechurial jangjorim (soy sauce-braised quail eggs), eomuk bokkeum (stir-fried fish cake) are a few of my favorites.

Jjimdak (soy sauce-braised chicken), Tangsuyuk (Sweet and sour pork), and Jjajangmyeon (noodles with black bean sauce) are my favorite Korean food too. And ALL the soups in the book are a must-try; I tried them in Korea and loved them! I’m looking forward to trying my hand at making them all. Eomuktang (Fish Cake soup) is the easiest, so I started with it and enjoyed it.

I love this cookbook and highly recommend checking it out.

Thank you, NetGalley and publisher, for the advance copy.

The beginning of the book gives a nice, quick overview of recommended materials for cooking Korean dishes.
The biggest strength of this cookbook for me is how simple the recipes and instructions are. I didn’t feel overwhelmed going through them, and I don’t think I’d have any problems making any of them without previous experience with cooking Korean dishes. There is a good variety of recipes included in this book. Anyone interested in cooking Korean foods should be able to find at least a couple of recipes that they would find appealing, and I think this book would be a great starting point for those with little to no experience. I am not familiar with the author, but the book mentions that his wife and him have a YouTube channel, so fans of their channel will probably enjoy this book.

Korean favorites made simply and with as few steps as possible. A good start for those interested in trying new things, with more of the basic recipes included. Want to learn to make bebimbap or japche? This cookbook is a good place to start.

As a first generation Korean American, I grew up on some of these recipes. Made differently because no Korean momma actually measures their spices with anything other than their eyes and their love. Being able to recreate some of the dishes that I had as a child and, even better, be able to make for my mom has been amazing.

I made 3 different recipes and the nostalgia of a homemade meal vs a restaurant made meal was there. My mother watched what I was doing as I made the Kkaennip Muchim (Perilla Leaves) which is a staple on my table and trying to buy them remade has been terrible. LA Galbi, which is my all time favorite main meal. I eat that every chance I get!

Finding a cookbook that is as helpful as this one has been is amazing. Thank you for the chance to review it.