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Grandma's Recipe for Happiness
Grandma's Recipe for Happiness
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Book Introduction
A love that ended, an uncertain tomorrow, a youth wandering without love, work, or a home
I jumped into Grandma's Paradise!
A young chef has been in 90 cities in 15 countries for 3 years.

A Lovely Life Recipe Passed Down by Over 100 Grandmothers

A young man who was wandering around not knowing what he wanted to do or where he should be was reborn as a promising young chef after meeting an old woman with exceptionally beautiful wrinkles during his travels.
From the moment he was captivated by the wisdom of life in the wrinkles of her delicate skin, he boarded a plane bound for the world, with his grandmother's kitchen as his destination.
From Japan to Spain, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Micronesia, and even Korea, stories of love, marriage, and breakups shared while cooking together in Grandma's kitchen, reflecting their lives and personalities, become a pinch of salt that helps to balance out the hazy flavor of life, and provide comfort and encouragement to wavering youth as they find their own path.
We invite you to the exciting grandma paradise that will captivate you once you enter!
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Prologue: The Free, Fun, and Enchanting World of Grandma

Chapter 1: The Skillful Grandmother's Preparation of Ingredients

A kitchen that thinks of people
Grandma Mitsuko's Atsuyaki / Haidacho, Japan
A table open to everyone
Grandma Metta's Kolakenda/Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pot magic
Grandma Maria Rose's Pumpkin Jam and Aletria / Porto, Portugal

Column Travel destinations are decided by intuition
Column Where the Money Goes

Chapter 2 The Taste of Life Changes with Seasoning

A time to melt away fear
Grandma Geiko's Osechi Cuisine and Nishiki Tamago / Yokohama, Japan
The beauty of tradition
Grandma Saeko's Herring Stew / Ito Shiro, Japan
Dreaming of a simple life
Grandma Michiko's Kosrae Soup / Kosrae, Micronesia

How to Find Grandma Column

Chapter 3 Boil or Bake, Life's Recipe

My own seasoning, my own dish
Grandma Manorita's Sword, Gallego / La Coruña, Spain
Secret Recipe with Love
Grandma Rusdan's Mysterious Recipes / Tbilisi, Georgia
Soy sauce and laughter from the war barrel
Grandma Tatsuko's Konishime / Fukui, Japan

Inside the column trunk

Chapter 4 The One Who Fills My Stomach

A little tastier than other places
Grandma Hucho's Fried Rice Noodles / Takao, Taiwan
The secret to taste is a woman's strength
Grandma Tsuguko's Kishu-sai Soban / Notojima, Japan
Homemade paste filled with love
Grandma Noi's Chili Paste/Spicy Side Dishes, Thailand
Cooking for someone you love
Grandma Marini's Khanom Chin Nam Ya / Bangkok, Thailand

Chapter 5 Travel, the taste of grandmothers encountered from time to time

Barcelona, ​​Grandma Alicia's Paella
Gifu, Grandma Asano's Funeral Udon
Shodoshima, Grandma Kiyoko's Palsak Dessert
Takamatsu, Grandma Yoshiko's Chicken Skewers
Taiwan, Huang Yingmei's grandmother's Yuguo
Taiwan, Grandma Shimei's Fermented Pineapple Sauce Stir-fried Vegetables
Bangkok, Grandma Chudchom's Prik Ka Krua

Chapter 6 Sharing the Recipe for Happiness

'You Box', sharing the best taste together
Turning the World into Beautiful Wrinkles! '40creations'

Chapter 7: A Life Recipe Inherited from Grandma

Atsuyaki for entertaining guests
Pumpkin jam made by stirring to the right
Curry paste that won't budge for several days
Green porridge that takes care of my body

Epilogue_ A Journey in Search of Beautiful Wrinkles

Korean Grandmother's Recipe for Happiness_Spicy, Sour, and Yet Sweet Life

Generous humanity in big hands
Grandmother Mo Kyung-sook's Korean cuisine/Seoul, Korea
The desire to feed them to their full stomach
Grandma Choi Tae-seon's Tongyeong Bibimbap / Tongyeong, Korea
My beloved grandmother's cooking secrets
Grandma Park Hwa-ja's Doenjang Crab Stew / Tongyeong, Korea
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Into the book
“When making jam, you must always stir only to the right.
If you stir to the left, it will become a thin jam.
So you row to the right.”
Even though she was a grandmother who had just abandoned the pot and devoted herself to the game, she was strangely persuasive.
These magical words coming out of my grandmother's mouth are powerful, regardless of the scientific basis.
From now on, when I make jam, I must always stir it only to the right.
Because there is something cool about having your own rules that have been built up over time based on experience.
---From "Magic on a Pot / Grandma Maria Rose's Pumpkin Jam and Aletria"

When I asked my grandmothers to teach me recipes, most of them would come up with special recipes for special occasions.
Of course, such dishes may turn out better in photos because they are colorful.
But I've come to realize that the surprisingly simple, everyday recipes that grandmothers don't teach us unless we become intimate with them are the very essence of their taste and wisdom.
And the true essence of these everyday dishes can only be truly understood by going there and tasting them.
---From "My Own Seasoning, My Own Cooking / Grandma Manorita's Knife"

The decisive difference between my grandmothers and me was our spirit for life and living.
'No matter where I am or what happens, I never lose sight of the thought of having fun.
Find your way steadily.
And live on until the end.' This kind of determination and spirit.
Moreover, grandmothers have the composure to accept everything, saying, "No matter how hard you try, there are things that just can't be helped, and they just have to go their separate ways."
Realizing this, I was overcome with the emotion, 'I only live once, so I might as well live it to the fullest.'
It wasn't until I turned thirty that I felt like I could finally start living a little bit of a real life.
---From "The Secret to Taste is a Woman's Strength / Grandma Tsuguko's Kishu-sai Soban"

My grandmother, who is 88 years old this year and still runs a tailor shop and teaches me about the colors that will be popular this year, says this.
“Life, you know, is meant to flow where it’s meant to flow.
So it's okay to do what you like."
---From "Epilogue_ A Journey in Search of Beautiful Wrinkles"
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Publisher's Review
The sour, sweet, and bitter taste of life,
A young chef sets out to hunt for grandmothers in search of their secrets.


All grandmothers have secrets.
I say I've lived an ordinary life, but if you look closely, there are countless joys and sorrows and stories hidden inside, just like a secret agent in any movie.
Where should I go, what should I do, how should I live? Nothing seems to be going my way, and everything feels tangled and chaotic. Then, as if by fate, the author discovers a sparkling clue to life in her grandmother's wrinkles. Determined to find the answer to her worries, he sets out on a grandma-hunting expedition.
Knocking on the kitchen doors of grandmothers all over the world, he cautiously asks them the countless questions that have been swirling around in his head.
Every word from our grandmothers, like aged soy sauce, deepens our lives and gives us an opportunity to reconsider the precious things we have been inadvertently overlooking and our attitude toward life.
A sweet, sour, and bitter recipe for life, passed down from grandmothers around the world for three years.
The author plunges into Grandma's Paradise and, after a journey, finally discovers what he loves and who he loves.
And then she says, “I want to grow old with beautiful wrinkles like my grandmothers.”

A one-of-a-kind home-cooked recipe, steeped in 80 years of grandmotherly wisdom.

Even the same food can be transformed into a completely new dish when combined with the environment and individual know-how of each person.
The author believes that the taste and wisdom of grandmothers are truly condensed in simple, ordinary home-cooked meals, and has recorded the recipes of over 100 grandmothers from 15 countries.
Compared to the well-polished recipes of famous chefs, this recipe may seem a bit rough and quirky, but it is a recipe seasoned with a warm heart for the eater and is filled with the taste of happiness that cannot be experienced anywhere else.
From familiar dishes like paella and rice noodles to completely new ones like kosrae soup and green porridge, the book is enriched with photos and recipes that anyone would want to try making.


Ahead of the publication of the Korean edition, I made a surprise visit to Korea to meet my grandmother, traveling between Seoul and Tongyeong to visit her kitchen and market.
The exciting account of visiting a traditional market lined with grandmothers, exclaiming, “Grandma’s Paradise,” and being amazed by the grandmothers’ cooking skills has been specially added to the Korean edition.

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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: April 20, 2018
- Page count, weight, size: 240 pages | 380g | 150*195*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791185823256
- ISBN10: 1185823255

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