- Overview
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A picture book that teaches cultural diversity by comparing rice, bread, and noodle dishes across Asia.
- Book Intro
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This non-fiction picture book provides an at-a-glance view of Asia's rice, bread, and noodle dishes. Nasi goreng, biryani, and pilaf have completely different names but are, in fact, all fried rice, just like kimchi fried rice; Vietnam's bahn mi sandwich that has gotten more common in Korea and Turkey's doner kebap are similar to each other; and Uzbekistan and the Philippines each have a dish similar to jjamppong (Chinese-styled spicy noodle with seafood and vegetables) and japchae (stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables). Readers will be able to find many interesting commonalities and differences among Asian dishes.
The book not only offers information, but also guides readers towards having a bigger interest in Asian cuisine through segments such as "Let's Try Cooking" and "Find Your Favorite Noodles."
The Asian dishes and culinary culture presented in this book will help readers naturally learn about the meaning of cultural diversity.
- About the Author
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Lee Eunmi
Author Lee Eunmi earned her B.A. in education and Ph.D. in museum education from Yonsei University. With interest in cultural diversity, Lee ran Children's Museum exhibitions and a number of education programs at the National Folk Museum of Korea for over a decade, including the Culture Discovery Box Program and the Korean Culture Box. Later in 2015, she spent two years at Nationalmuseet as a guest researcher and observed the cultural diversity activities there.
Currently, she is working as a public researcher at the Children's Museum under the National Museum of Korea to help children learn and grow as they visit the museum and become friends with different cultures.
