Go to Experience Korean Culture through Film (EKCF) for the full information.
Hello Korean culture and media enthusiasts,
This coming Friday, July 28th, will be our next session of the Experience Korean Culture through Film series. We will begin @ 9am PST; 12pm EST; 5pm UTC; 7pm EET.
For the Zoom meeting info, please contact Anna Tzavona (annatzanova@yahoo.ca).
The documentary, which is going to be the focus of our discussion is:
“Chef’s Table” (Season 3, Episode 1)
“Buddhist Monk Jeong Kwan”
The documentary is a 58-minute Netflix production and it is available on Netflix in all regions with English subtitles. Jeong Kwan is a Buddhist nun known as “a Zen Buddhist monk on the grounds of the Baekyangsa Temple in South Korea’s Naejangsan National Park (Wikipedia Jeong Kwan).”
This is the link only to the official trailer of the season 3:
Below is a list of references prior to our meeting, so you can enjoy even more of Jeong Kwan’s presence, philosophy and recipes. For those of you who don’t have Netflix subscription, these sources can provide plentiful information on the topic and ideas in the documentary in lieu of actually watching it.
All the links shared here are with English subtitles or are dubbed. If by any chance subtitles don’t show right away on your screen, please, press the little white rectangle in the lower part of the YouTube screen, with CC written on it and choose English.
Please, feel free to contact me (Anna Tzanova) with any questions or concerns.
Wishing you enjoyable watching and we’ll see you on the 28th!
Anna Tzanova and Helen Hwang
References
1. Jeong Kwan: the Iconic Buddhist Monk Mastering Temple Cuisine
2. [Next in K-Story] Food story that fills your soul with Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan
3. Korean Food, The Spring Five: Oshinchae
https://gwangjunewsgic.com/
4. 2022 Global Plant-Forward Culinary Summit: Buddhist Temple Cooking with Venerable Jeong Kwan Seunim
5. [ENG]넷플릭스 ‘셰프의 테이블‘ 정관스님의 식물성단백질 두부요리 3가지! (with English subtitles)
[ENG]넷플릭스 ‘셰프의 테이블’ 정관스님의 식물성단백질 두부요리 3가지!
