The venerable Jeong Kwan is probably one of the most recognisable seunims (Korean Buddhist monks or nuns) in popular culture. She came to the notice of television viewers when she appeared in a beautifully filmed episode in season three of Netflix show Chef’s Table, which saw her preparing Buddhist vegetarian food in the idyllic setting of the Chunjinam Hermitage of Baekyangsa Temple, in South Korea.Her cookbook, Baru (2019) – the name refers to the wooden bowl from which monks eat – is worth…
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