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This book is filled with delicious looking recipes that have easy-to-follow recipes, I can't wait to try the recipes in this book.

I was introduced to banchan by a friend of mine, and it's not easy find in my area, so i was excited for the opportunity to review this book. It has so many great flavors that will accompany a wide variety of meals.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for an ARC of this book. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This is an absolute must buy! The recipes are incredibly easy to make, and the ingredients aren't difficult to source, especially if you have an Asian Market in your area.

I had everything on hand to make the Sesame Broccoli Salad, and the Sesame Tuna Salad for lunch today. They were simple to make, and tasted fantastic.

The next recipe on my list to make is Sweet and Savory Grilled Kimcheese.

I know I will be working my way through the entire cookbook, and I think this is one I would like to get in print too.

Banchan is a cookbook filled with Korean-American recipes. Banchan are the side dishes that traditionally accompany Korean meals. This cookbook includes traditional recipes as well as some with an American twist. It's varied and comprehensive.

This book gives great instructions for creating the banchan spread you get a restaurants but with a twist. The bibimbap sauce was delicious too! I highly recommend this book if you're looking to create a banchan experience at home.

Banchan is a fun and tasty introduction to home style Korean cooking. Simple recipes with relatively easy to find ingredients, this is an accessible cookbook for an introduction to Korean cooking.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this book—so many beautiful stories paired with amazing recipes! Anyone who loves Korean food will definitely appreciate it. I can’t wait to grab a physical copy and start cooking. Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Many of these were just too adventurous for our family (toddlers) but the ones we could convince them to try were enjoyed.

Terrific cookbook! The pictures alone make ya want to lick the page! My favorite part wasn’t even the recipes (which are incredible) it was the authors personal pictures. It really shows the connection to the recipes.

Banchan is an accessible and appealing collection of Korean American side dish (banchan) recipes collected and written by Caroline Choe. Released 8th Oct 2024 by Chronicle Books, it's 208 pages and is available in hardcover and ebook formats.

For readers who love Korean food but always felt somewhat intimidated and full of excuses: "It's too complicated", "the ingredients are hard to source", "it requires too much special equipment", and "is it culturally insensitive for a pasty white Irish girl to even make Korean food?". This is an everyday cookbook for non-professional cooks who love delicious Korean food and are enchanted by and want a cookbook with emphasis on the huge array of side dishes, pickles, ferments, relishes, etc which accompany meals. The author's accessible and friendly writing style inspires confidence and there's a definite "you can do it" vibe about the whole book. It's a welcoming book with a friendly voice.

It starts with a short background and pictorial introduction to Korean seasonings and ingredients. Some of these can be readily sourced at any well stocked international/Asian grocery store. Some of them will probably need to be ordered online.

The book continues in a logical fashion from (ferments/preserved dishes), namul & muchim (fresh salad/veg), jorim (soy sauce marinated), stir fried & steamed, soups & stews, buchimgae (pancakes - wonderful selection), and cold & hot banchan. There are 60(ish) recipes, plus alternative tips and prep suggestions. The chapters are packed with recipes (nearly all accompanied by color photographs) which are clear and easy to follow. Each of the recipes include sidebar with ingredients listed bullet point fashion (given in imperial/US standard measurements and metric equivalents), yields, and step-by-step instructions. Nutritional info is not included.

All of the recipes and assorted other information is provided in both English (transliterated), and phonetic Hangul. The book isn't bilingual, but it is well grounded in the traditional Korean names for dishes and ingredients.

All in all, this is a beautifully written and presented Korean cookbook full of delicious food. The photography is top notch, the dishes are appealing and the recipes reflect a love and respect for culture and good food.

Five stars. Loved this one. A good choice for public library acquisition, home use and gift giving.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

Oh my gosh, what a book. I bookmarked almost every page. The pictures are mouthwatering and the recipes are even more enticing. Oh, the meals we will have together. I will reach for this book again and again.

This book has created an obsession for me with A(trying new banchan) and B(making my own banchan). The soy sauce pickles were so flavorful and complement just about every dish. The kimchi pancake was more of a challenge, but a welcome one. Very tasty overall. I look foward to making more recipes from this book and expanding our family's palates.

This cookbook contains 60 Korean side-dish recipes, ranging from known, traditional banchan to the author's modern takes on classic banchan recipes. Each recipe includes a personal story and a color photo, which was really helpful. The book includes a list of common pantry and fridge items that are needed to make these recipes. The item descriptions are helpful and the illustrations are cute but actual photos of the food items would be useful to beginners. I tried several of the traditional recipes and they were very easy to follow and very tasty (although I did have to decrease the amount of salt). The modern recipes, such as gochujang chicken salad or the kimchi mac and cheese, look interesting and not too difficult. I would recommend this book to beginners and beyond because the recipes are easy to follow and very accessible. The recipes I tried were delicious and the modern takes on banchan look very intriguing.
* I received this book free of charge from NetGalley

Immediately love this book! The visuals and text are perfect, They explain every banchan and ingredient very well. This book confirmed for me that I like to have a picture for every recipe. Wonderful and will buy and recommend to my cooking bookclub.

thank you netgalley for the e-arc. i thought this was a unique cookbook that gave me a few new ideas. the instruction was clear and concise, a beginner cook would be able to figure out how to make things in this book.

This is a beautiful cookbook, and I learned so much about Banchan! The recipes are great. I made the Shigeumchi Namul (Seasoned Spinach Salad) as that's a favorite from Korean restaurants. It was easy and delicious! The Pa Muchim (Shaved Green Onion Salad) was also sooo good. Finally, I tried the Japchae (Stir-Fried Sweet Potato Noodles). I have a japchae recipe I usually make, which is very similar to the one in this book. I very much appreciated the step-by-step instructions the author uses in this book, so it's my new favorite.

Overall a great introduction to an important part of Korean meals, and not one that is often a major focus in Korean cookbooks. I can't wait to add a hard copy to my shelves!

I have loved eating Korean food for a long time and after having tried many of the recipes in Banchan, I would give this cookbook all the stars! The recipes are quick, have just a few, easy to find ingredients, and taste so good! My family and I loved the spicy cucumber kimchi, japchae, cheesy corn, and tofu recipes.

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

I loved this books pictures and more Americanized recipes. I'm intrigued by so many Korean foods I'd love to try.

So many cultures have a tradition of small shareable plates like tapas throughout Spain, cicchetti in Venice, dim sum in Hong Kong, rijsttafel from Indonesian influence on the Dutch, and of course Banchan in Korea. These foods take eating beyond nourishment and make it a social occasion, something fun to mingle around and be entertained with. Sharing food is sharing a bit of yourself weather at a restaurant bar or a family table. And in the book Banchan, the author shares a bit of herself through her recipes of many sharable dishes. As with many book, the introduction presents the author's personal story and then introduces readers to tools and pantry staples. Recipes are broken down into two types, classics and those created from her own kitchen. The classics are further categorized as fermented & preserved, fresh vegetables, jorim & soy sauce-marinated, stir-fried & steamed, soups & stews, and pancakes; whereas her creations fall into two categories of cold and hot. The recipes themselves are clear with ingredient list, description, photos, yield, clear step-by-step instruction and helpful notes. For someone who loves to cook and has enjoyed banchan in restaurants but has been too intimidated to try producing any of these dishes at home, this book appears to be the panacea and I can't wait to try several recipes in my own kitchen. Furthermore, it looks like a great gift for a number of hobbyist chefs on my list.
I received access to this ebook thru NetGalley (for which I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Chronicle Books) for an honest review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Gorgeous book, easy to use and read. It's not always easy to make a cookbook that I can follow, but this one hit all the marks. Will look for a physical copy for sure!