Venerable Jeong Kwan cooks up a vegan storm for Thai monks

To mark South Korea’s National Foundation Day on Oct 3, the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in Thailand under the Embassy of the Republic of Korea held an alms offering ceremony at Wat Arun.

Especially for the occasion, venerable Korean Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan, recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Icon Award 2022, flew in from South Korea to cook and present Korea’s highly-acclaimed temple cuisine dishes to 111 Thai monks.

Jeong Kwan, the director of Chunjinam Hermitage at Baekyangsa Temple located at…