As a Korean American teen,I stopped eating animals despite my love for my mothers meaty recipes. Now, as she grapples with arthritis, and I am learning to re-create her dishes so the tradition can continueAs with many fellow first-generation kids I know,the cuisine of my parents’ domestic country played a enormous role in influencing my Korean American palette. My parents settled in NYC from Seoul in the 1980s, and growing up in our Queens apartment meant a rotating menu of traditional hangook fare, and with the occasional chicken nuggets and cheese pizza thrown in. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com