Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes

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New York Times bestseller
Learn Korean cooking alongside social media star Sarah Ahn as her umma passes down 100+ family recipes and decades’ worth of kitchen wisdom.
Sarah Ahn’s viral food videos of her and her mom have captivated millions of viewers with their behind-the-scenes look at Korean cooking and multigenerational home life. This collaboration is now a must-have cookbook blending the emotional intimacy of Crying in H Mart with practical culinary advice from Nam Soon’s lifetime of kitchen experience. The recipes are framed by mother-daughter conversations that are funny, profound, and universally relatable—plus all the food is backed by the recipe-testing power of America’s Test Kitchen.
Thorough ingredient guide: Walk through a Korean grocery store with a Korean umma for in-depth guidance on what pantry ingredients and fresh produce and protein to buy.Recipes both traditional and contemporary: Learn to make everything from simple banchan, a variety of kimchi, and foundational stews to an assortment of yasik (midnight snacks) and inventive desserts.Kitchen wisdom from mother to daughter: Shared confidences open a window onto a level of family intimacy rarely seen in cookbooks.
The Ahns understand that when generations come together in the kitchen, so much is shared: not only food, but also knowledge, advice, family history, and love.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ America’s Test Kitchen
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1954210566
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1954210561
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.38 x 1.15 x 10.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Gastronomy Essays (Books) #1 in Korean Cooking, Food & Wine
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