1993년에나온『며느리에게주는요리책』과97년에나온같은이름의영문판을바탕으로,요리종류와사진을대폭보완한『AKoreanMother'sCookingNotes』(『며느리에게주는요리책』의영어판)가개정판으로새롭게출간되었다.
특히이번책은큰며느리최정문이푸드스타일리스트로참여하고,둘째며느리조수진이영문번역을맡아‘며느리들과함께만든요리책’이되었다는점에서더욱뜻깊다.장선용의요리책은국내에서20만부이상팔렸고,영문판은아마존닷컴에서별5개를받아‘가장좋은한국요리책’으로꼽힐만큼미국시장에서인기가높다.
양장본으로다시엮은이번개정판에는최근건강식으로각광받고있는한국요리126가지를선별하여생생한사진들과함께소개하고있다.국과찌개,조림과찜,나물,손님접대에좋은음식,후식등총9개의부분으로나누어김치,비빔밥과같은한국의대표적인웰빙음식뿐만아니라새송이버섯밥등시간에쫓기는젊은세대들도간단하게만들수있는음식까지주요한국요리를총망라하고있다.또한외국인손님들을위한코스식상차림,추석이나생일등특별한날의상차림에대한설명과함께한국요리에많이쓰이는재료및양념장도일목요연하게정리했다.
또한누가,언제만들더라도항상같은맛을낼수있도록재료와양념의분량을정확하게계량화하고,요리만드는과정도자세하게설명을하고있다.따라서한국요리를처음만드는초보자들도40년간음식을만든한국어머니의손맛을그대로낼수있다는것이이책이가진최대장점중하나이다.
이책은전문요리사가아닌평범한주부였던저자가외국에사는며느리들에게틈틈이요리법을적어보낸편지를모아책으로엮은것으로몸에좋고맛있는음식을가족에게해주려는어머니의사랑이책곳곳에맛깔스럽게배어있다.또한단순히요리재료와과정만을나열한요리책이아니라재료를다듬고보관하기,그리고요리할때의주의사항등경험으로부터나온조언을자상하게일러주고있다.
독자들로부터좋은평가를받으며인기요리책으로자리잡은『AKoreanMother'sCookingNotes』는고국의음식을만들어보고자하는해외교포2·3세들과한국요리에관심이높아지고있는외국인들을위한한국요리가이드로서의역할도계속할것으로기대된다.
TherevisededitionofAKoreanMother'sCookingNotesisbeingpublished.AKoreanMother'sCookingNoteshasbeenoneoftherepresentativeKoreancookbooks,andhascontinuallybeenenjoyedbyallthegenerationsofKoreanssinceitsoriginalpublicationin1997.Therevisededitionselectivelychooses126well-beingKoreanrecipesandintroducesthemwithstep-by-stepinstructionsalongwithfull-colorpictures.
Therevisededitionisorganizedinto9basiccategories:riceandporridge,soupandstew,seasonedvegetabledishes,foodboiledinsauce,broiledfood,kimchi,pickedfood,populardishesanddesserts.Thebookalsocontainstwotypesofrecipes:authenticrecipessuchaskimchiorvegetablesmixedwithrice(bibimbap)forthetraditionalistsandquickandeasyrecipessuchasricewithtrumpetroyalmushrooms(saesong-ibeoseotbap)forthosewhoareinahurryyetstillwantahome-cookedmeal.TherearealsodetailedexplanationsofspecialholidaysandoccasionslikeKoreanThanksgivingDayandbirthdays,alongwithsuggestedmenusforthesettings.Finally,therevisededitionalsocontainsasimpleandorganizedexplanationofthecommonlyusedingredients.
Chang,Sun-youngalwaysexplainsherrecipesstepbystepasifsheisbesidesyou,andgivesthespecificmeasuresoftheingredientsincupsandspoonsallthetimesothatnomatterwhomakesthedish,itwillresultinthesametasteasthedishthatsheherselfmakes.EvennovicecookscanprepareauthenticKoreanfood,whichhasfivethousandyearsoftradition,andhaveittaste"justlikemomusedtomake."
Sheisnotoriginallytrainedasaprofessionalchef;rather,sheisahousewifewholovesherfamilyverymuch.Thisbookoriginatedasacollectionofnotesandrecipestohelphertwodaughters-in-lawwholivedawayfromher.Shesharesheryearsofexperienceandwisdom,rangingfromhowtocleantheingredientstohowtopreservethefoodstohowtoefficientlypreparethefoods.
AKoreanMother'sCookingNotesprovidesinvaluableguidancetoKoreanhomecookingandincludesthesecretsandwisdomfrom40yearsofexperienceofadevotedKoreanhousewife.Thisrevisededitionisalaboroflovefromtheentirefamily.Theolderdaughter-in-lawhelpedwiththepreparationandpresentationofthedishesforthepictures,andtheyoungerdaughter-in-lawtranslatedthebook.
EvenintheUS,thisbookisconsistentlyrequestedamongthe2ndand3rdgenerationKoreanAmericans.WehopethatthisbookwillbeaguidetotheKoreanculinaryartsforthosewhoaregenuinelyinterestedinKoreancultureandcooking.
