Writer Caroline Choe talks about finding her heart in food and connecting with her dad’s Korean cooking.
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This is a story of how love taught me to be a better chef.
For a long time, I was a Korean American girl who denounced Korean food.
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In fact, I came to realize later in my life that she really didnt like cooking at all!
The concept of family recipes, particularly grandmas cooking, was also a mysterious concept to me.
Thus, I really give full credit to helping me find my heart in cooking to “my village.
I really grew up learning and watching from everyone around me.
This love became familiar and helped me learn, and even taste, what it was to a dish.
and thus, the lifeline of home cooking was tossed over to me.
My Dads cooking was eventually the reason I found myself connecting to Korean food.
Its why food continues to be one of the greatest teachers.
