The Loneliness Recipe

In searching for a Korean radish called mu in a bid to make her grandmother’s soup, Vivien Lee meditates on family and food — what it means to be Korean in the West — where the burning desire for individuality is at odds with the communal approach to life, food, and family in the East.

Author: Vivien Lee
Source: Hazlitt
Published: Apr 11, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,552 words)
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