“A meal prepared with care is the driving force behind a positive life.”
Hong Shin-ae's 115 Home Cooking Recipe Book

‘Home-cooked meal’ does not simply mean a meal eaten at home, but rather a meal prepared with care by the family, or a meal eaten with the family.
For today's younger generation, accustomed to eating out or ordering delivery food, the term "home-cooked meal," referring to meals eaten at home, may be a lost word.
But, since some time ago, ‘home cooking’ has become the trend even in places other than home.
The culture of the times is reflected even in the food we eat every day, which is quite ironic in an era when it is difficult for most people to eat a meal prepared with care at home.
On the other hand, there are some parts that are understandable.
Perhaps, as the emotional meaning of the space called home has disappeared and the food culture within a household has disappeared, a word that did not exist before, 'home-cooked meal', has emerged.
As I began to yearn and yearn for a home with a warm meal, I naturally developed a desire to buy and eat home-cooked meals, even if I had to go out.


The author, who considers the moment of 'the taste of well-cooked rice' and 'eating a well-prepared meal with family' as the greatest happiness in daily life, has been paying attention to 'our rice culture' since he began working as a culinary researcher over 20 years ago.
She opened a home-cooked meal restaurant called 'Ssalgae by Hong Shin-ae' where anyone can come and eat, and prepared a delicious lunch table. Her next restaurant, 'Salt', was well-received for its home-cooked menu that combined Italian and Korean cuisine.
In addition, he operates a 'Farm to Table' restaurant by personally traveling around the country and procuring various seasonal ingredients, and has shared his extensive knowledge of ingredients and cooking know-how with many people through broadcasts and cookbooks.
This book, “Hong Shin-ae’s Rice,” is the author’s third ‘home cooking recipe book.’
From the most common Korean everyday dishes to foreign dishes that captivated his taste buds, he has carefully selected 115 must-try dishes and shares his tips for 'Taste Hong Shin-ae's Cuisine'.
Especially, the 'How to Cook Rice Well' and various delicious meals made with rice that he has compiled, known for being picky about the 'taste of rice', will be very useful information even for beginners in cooking.


The author says that while developing his own culinary philosophy through long experience, his passion for healthy home-cooked meals that he prepares to feed others has also become stronger.
That's why, over the past year of making this book, I've been pondering over things like, "Where can I find delicious ingredients?", "How can I use those ingredients to create the best flavor?", and "How can I provide the most satisfying food to my family and friends?", and have prepared countless meals and researched them, organizing them into easy and accurate recipes.
We hope you'll experience the warmth of a home cooked meal by using this book, which incorporates various cooking principles into simple, concise recipes.