If you’re interested in learning more about South Korea, How to Live Korean is a great place to start. From an overview of thousands of years of Korean history to the latest in technology and creative arts, the author takes you on a tour of Korean life that includes food (with recipes!), beauty and fashion, relationships, and society. Vivid photographs pop with color, showing the wide variety of life in South Korea from traditional to ultra-modern. Although it’s not meant as a tourist guide, How to Live Korean points out places and sights worth including in any trip.

Korean meals usually include small side dishes called banchan (반찬), which come in a wide variety and are meant to be shared. How to Live Korean is like that: a wonderful sampling of many different topics, with enough explanation to give you an enjoyable taste of each, and knowledge that you’ll want to share.

I am grateful to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for a free advance copy of this book.