The CulinaryWoman Reading Room for Wednesday, May 24

A Korean comic book with recipes

Korean food has soared in popularity in recent times. Many people are sampling it in restaurants, and trying their hand at replicating their favorite dishes at home. People like Emily Kim, aka Maangchi, have become YouTube stars.

But Korean food is still playing catch up with Chinese, Thai and Japanese food, and its fundamentals are not as widely known. …