Recipient of Asia’s Best Icon Award 2022, Jeong Kwan is a master of temple cuisine
published : 11 Mar 2022 at 04:00
Jeong Kwan in the temple kitchen.
Jeong Kwan, a South Korean Buddhist nun in a temple located on the edge of Naejangsan National Park, was recently the recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Icon Award for 2022.
Dedicating herself to temple cuisine for four decades, Jeong Kwan has never owned a restaurant or even worked in one. She only cooks for her fellow abbots and occasional visitors to the monastery. Yet her gastronomic influence is felt not only in dozens of restaurants in South…
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