*prolog
The Taste of Hot Flame Brothers
"The taste that improves eyesight"
"The Taste of Good Acting"
The Taste of Being a Spider-Man
＊Epilogue
＊The Secret of Dohwarang

Mysterious foods that help you overcome your heavy worries.
A recipe that adds flavor with a golden hairpin,
The magic bronze mirror of the restaurant owner, Dohwarang,
A mysterious atmosphere that seems real but also like a dream

The "Amazing Taste of Dokkaebi Restaurant" series is an omnibus fairy tale that unfolds with the stories of various main characters surrounding the character "Dohwarang" from the Samguk Yusa tale.
It can be said that this is the work that truly opened up the genre of Korean fantasy fairy tales.
The guests of the Goblin Restaurant, who appear across generations, from children to teenagers and adults, eat food with worries and conflicts as their values, desires, and surrounding environments clash.

The food that Dohwarang completed with magic and sorcery becomes the key to solving problems and plays a role in raising the overall mood, but it also adds realism to the story as the actual efficacy and use of the ingredients are verified.
You can also have fun figuring out how the names of the menu items and the characteristics of the ingredients are connected.
The pleasure of discovering the connections between the characters visiting the restaurant as each short story progresses maximizes the genre characteristics of the omnibus.
The narrators who appeared in the previous volumes sometimes help the narrators in subsequent stories, and sometimes reappear in 'The Secret of Dohwarang', which is set in the Silla Dynasty.
The tangled plot of each episode's main characters creates anticipation that the world of "The Amazing Taste of Dokkaebi Restaurant" will continue to expand.


A world of reality captured in children's voices
Concise sentences that can quickly draw a scene

The two authors have spent a lot of time with children in school settings and have been closely connected to the world of children for a long time.
The reason the "Amazing Taste Goblin Restaurant" series has evoked so much empathy in its process of resolving concerns and moving toward hope is because it deeply understands children's realities and stems from their experiences of interacting with them.
In particular, stories based on personal experiences have attracted the attention of many readers as they pursue a more vivid sense of reality.

In 『The Amazing Taste of Dokkaebi Restaurant 9』, the first character appears as someone who feels jealous of their mother's care for her younger sibling and distances herself from her younger sibling.
Jealousy is expressed through petty quarrels, and the bickering daily lives of brothers are depicted warmly.
The desire to be number one in archery and to stand in front of the camera again as an actor honestly shows the children's desire to be in the spotlight and be the main character.
When a new competitor takes away the crown of first place, and when a friend who started at the same starting line sees himself far ahead, the sight of envy and even hatred for the opponent brings empathy and comfort.
Jin-su and Min-woo of the soccer team, who lost the game by a huge margin, face frustration, but through their challenging spirit to somehow overcome it, they show us what form 'effort' and 'hope' can take.

The clean and uncluttered sentences of “The Amazing Taste of Dokkaebi Restaurant” are a great advantage that allow us to immediately grasp the characters’ thoughts and emotions.
In particular, the parts that unfold with a sense of speed, as if broadcasting the archery and soccer game scenes that appear in ‘Goblin Restaurant 9’, are excellent.
The fact that this book was created with great affection shows that it was created with great care, as it uses familiar sentence structures so that even children who are not accustomed to reading can read it with pleasure, while also carefully selecting words so that they can learn a variety of expressions.


A vivid picture, as if watching an animation,
Textures and colors that add visual interest

As an important ingredient that adds flavor to the 〈Amazing Taste Goblin Restaurant〉, ‘painting’ cannot be left out.
Author Sengae maintained a consistent worldview while introducing new storytelling and backgrounds, and created characters with distinct personalities.
The archery and soccer match scenes that appear this time are definitely the 'killing parts', as they are composed in a lively manner to capture the atmosphere of the stadium and are rich in witty cartoon effects.

Additionally, the cooking scenes and food, which can be said to be the essence of this fairy tale, are expressed vividly like an animated film, making the story even more exciting.
The glutinous rice cakes, chestnut jelly, carrot tea, and tornado potatoes featured in 『The Amazing Taste of Goblin Restaurant 9』 add visual fun as if they are moving within the boldly composed screen.
The color of the meat coated with fruit, the texture of acorn jelly, green bean jelly, and buckwheat jelly, and the vivid, cool color of the fruit juice shining in the cup are also worth noting.

Curriculum linkage

Elementary Korean Language 3rd Grade 1st Semester 1.
Express it vividly ｜ 5.
Express your feelings to the person
Elementary Korean Language 3rd Grade 2nd Semester 1.
Share your feelings after seeing the work ｜ 9.
Become a character in the work
Elementary Korean Language 4th grade, 1st semester, 5.
Thoughts conveyed through speech and writing
Elementary Korean Language 4th Grade 2nd Semester 1.
Think about the next scene ｜ 7.
Write a book review
Elementary Korean Language 5th Grade 1st Semester 2.
Appreciate the work ｜ 10.
Become the main character
Elementary Korean Language 5th Grade 2nd Semester 1.
Let's talk and share our hearts
Elementary Korean Language 6th grade, 1st semester, 8.
In search of the character's life ｜ 9.
Write a letter to share your feelings
Elementary Korean Language 6th Grade 2nd Semester 1.
The characters in the work and me ｜ 8.
Experience it through work
Elementary Social Studies 5th Grade 2nd Semester 1.
Life and culture of the old people