As I'm trying to expand my cooking and gain exposure to new techniques/approaches towards food, I have found it really helpful to try recipes from as many different cuisines as I can find. I love taking a deep dive into the historical background of different styles and particularly techniques of cooking.
I am looking to find resources along the lines of [Maangchi's website](maangchi.com) for Korean cooking, [Red House Spice](redhousespice.com) and Chinese Cooking Demystified for Chinese cooking, and [Just One Cookbook](justonecookbook.com) for Japanese cooking. All of these provide a lot of cultural context and technical explanations for the recipes they provide, which I find incredibly useful for incorporating these ideas into my own cooking. This is not to say that there is any "one right way" to cook a dish or represent a cuisine, I just find that I have a more interesting time learning about stir fry from someone who can explain some of the sociocultural context of technique than a generic (even if possibly delicious) recipe from AllRecipes. The social context of technique is just one of my favorite parts of cooking.
Any recommendations for sites/sources similar to the ones listed for cooking from any cuisine or culture?
bon appetit
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