Episode 348: Being a Cookbook Author: Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom with Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn

Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I’m excited to be here today for an interview with Sarah Ahn. Sarah is a digital storyteller and creator of Ahnest Kitchen, where she shares and documents her mother, Nam Soon Ahn’s recipes. In their new book Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes, Sarah and Nam Soon take a deep dive into Korean home cooking along with decades of wisdom and techniques that help anyone cook like a Korean umma. Today on the show we talk all about Sarah’s building of her presence online with Ahnest Kitchen, the journey with her mother writing their book Umma, helpful tips for building a pantry that brings out the three key flavors: sweet, salty, and tang and what recipes to start with when using the book, as well as a mother’s love and wisdom and how far they will go for their children. 

Things We Mention In This Episode:

Ahnest Kitchen

Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes