Momofuku
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- Author：David Chang
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Summary
Never before has there been a phenomenon like Momofuku。 A once-unrecognizable word， it's now synonymous with the award-winning restaurants of the same name in New York City: Momofuku Noodle Bar， Ssäm Bar， Ko， and Milk Bar。 Chef David Chang has single-handedly revolutionized cooking in America with his use of bold Asian flavors and impeccable ingredients， his mastery of the humble ramen noodle， and his thorough devotion to pork。
Momofuku is both the story and the recipes behind the cuisine that has changed the modern-day culinary landscape。 Chang relays with candor the tale of his unwitting rise to superstardom， which， though wracked with mishaps， happened at light speed。 And the dishes shared in this book are coveted by all who've dined—or yearned to—at any Momofuku location （yes， the pork buns are here）。 This is a must-read for anyone who truly enjoys food。
Momofuku is both the story and the recipes behind the cuisine that has changed the modern-day culinary landscape。 Chang relays with candor the tale of his unwitting rise to superstardom， which， though wracked with mishaps， happened at light speed。 And the dishes shared in this book are coveted by all who've dined—or yearned to—at any Momofuku location （yes， the pork buns are here）。 This is a must-read for anyone who truly enjoys food。
Reviews
Pam
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Lots of beautiful photographs to accompany the recipes。 Narratives on opening Momofuku， Ssam and Ko， very much condensed from Eat a Peach。 I enjoyed the chapter on Allan Benton and his ham and bacon smoking。
Vladimir Semenov
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A story of opening of Momofuku and Ssam bar， told straight。 With all the naivety， that was present， when they were opened。 Including all the recipes。。。 Fantastic read。 Honest， entertaining and insightful。
Harry Richardson
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I thought this was a fabulous book。 Not only gives an insight into the restaurant world and all that that entails， but a very personal look at mental health。 David Chang was a good friend of Anthony Bourdain which only makes this book more powerful and relevant
Spike
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Pretty book， pretty pictures too。 I leafed through this several times， it was strange b/c it seemed like Japaneasy food to me but crafted with Korean sensibilities then saw it was a Korean chef making interpretations of various noodle/Asian dishes。 Unique and artistic even。 I did make one of these recipes， the mushroom salad with pistachio puree。 Made it for friends and they inhaled it， so I guess it wasn't half bad。 Probably one of the more unusual/unique salads made。The bacon-apple arugula one Pretty book， pretty pictures too。 I leafed through this several times， it was strange b/c it seemed like Japaneasy food to me but crafted with Korean sensibilities then saw it was a Korean chef making interpretations of various noodle/Asian dishes。 Unique and artistic even。 I did make one of these recipes， the mushroom salad with pistachio puree。 Made it for friends and they inhaled it， so I guess it wasn't half bad。 Probably one of the more unusual/unique salads made。The bacon-apple arugula one seemed a bit overly simplistic。 I could've whipped that one up in my sleep。 I like David Chang's style， bold and fresh， unique and creative。 Something I find lacking in some Asian cookbooks。 。。。more
Alana
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3。5 stars The recipes are exciting and I look forward to trying as many as I can。 I appreciated Chang’s acknowledgment of traditional techniques and ingredients alongside his modern takes。 Where this book loses points for me is from the writing itself。 The writing’s tone at any one point exists along a spectrum of glib to too familiar。 Some may enjoy this style but I found it off putting to the point it was difficult at times to continue to read。 Additionally， it is apparent at times that full c 3。5 stars The recipes are exciting and I look forward to trying as many as I can。 I appreciated Chang’s acknowledgment of traditional techniques and ingredients alongside his modern takes。 Where this book loses points for me is from the writing itself。 The writing’s tone at any one point exists along a spectrum of glib to too familiar。 Some may enjoy this style but I found it off putting to the point it was difficult at times to continue to read。 Additionally， it is apparent at times that full consideration for home cooking wasn’t always given。 This book is well suited though to anyone who has access to a large personal kitchen。 。。。more
Doug Wells
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I am entranced （smitten？） by David Chang - his food， his edge， his style
Patrick Derksen
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A great read that’s a blend of recipes and food philosophy and the crazy entrepreneurial spirit of starting a restaurant。
Emily Nelson
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More memoir than cookbook - many of the recipes are complicated and fiddly， and I wouldn't want to try to make them， but I loved getting to read the story of Chang's restaurants。 More memoir than cookbook - many of the recipes are complicated and fiddly， and I wouldn't want to try to make them， but I loved getting to read the story of Chang's restaurants。 。。。more
Ash
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What a peach！I flippen’ love this book。 As a professional chef I love the recipes and how thoughtful and mouth-watering they are but more importantly I enjoy David Chang’s candidness。 It feels like you’re listening to a friend sit down and have a chat about their life with you。 He deserves all the accolades and attention he’s received， even if he’s humble about it。 Love your work mate！
Dallin
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Not knowing this was a cookbook， I went in basically expecting a detailed report on how ramen noodles became such a big deal in America。 I finished it with that expectation partially met and my eyes opened to the vast， cut-throat world of Asian cuisine in America。
Chris Knight
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This is a lot more than a cookbook with recipes。 Lots of history about Momofuku and it's sister restaurants。 This is a lot more than a cookbook with recipes。 Lots of history about Momofuku and it's sister restaurants。 。。。more
William
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Tons of great recipes and with cultural context
Nannah
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So I became a fan of David Chang after watching Ugly Delicious on Netflix。 I loved his outlook on food， his general attitude， and basically all the food he made and featured。 Reading his cookbook was a given。Like he says at one point in this massive autobiographical cookbook-type thing， Momofuku is less a cookbook and more a way of getting all of what happened throughout Noodle Bar and Ko and etc。 written down somewhere。 So what we have here is a bunch of notes about food， passages about the wil So I became a fan of David Chang after watching Ugly Delicious on Netflix。 I loved his outlook on food， his general attitude， and basically all the food he made and featured。 Reading his cookbook was a given。Like he says at one point in this massive autobiographical cookbook-type thing， Momofuku is less a cookbook and more a way of getting all of what happened throughout Noodle Bar and Ko and etc。 written down somewhere。 So what we have here is a bunch of notes about food， passages about the wild things that happened to him while trying to open his restaurants， and the recipes he makes in his restaurants （the failed and successful）。 It sounds messy， but it actually works。But， as he had said， it’s kind of less of a functional cookbook than it is a “this is how we make everything and how we did everything” kind of log。 Of course， because it’s not actually designed for the home cook in mind， most of the recipes included aren’t actually doable for the average person。 In an average kitchen … the “48-hour Short Rib” comes to mind， with its need for a water circulator and constant tending。 To his credit， though， David Chang makes a mention of the fact that it’s probably not going to work in a home kitchen。There are also hard-to-find or expensive ingredients in the recipes， things like meat glue， alkaline salts， and Allan Benton’s bacon （he’s very specific about this one）。 However， at the very end of the book， he has a page about where to find each ingredient。 Doesn’t help with the price， though！So while many of these recipes are beyond my ability and price range， they were still interesting。 And I definitely enjoyed reading about how David Chang’s restaurants began and reading about the interesting events and the massive amount of luck that got him to where he is today。 。。。more
Kimberly Ann
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This is the book we've been waiting for。 I could have done with less editorial comment & narrative （-1 star） but these are the recipes that we salivate for when anyone mentions Momofuku。Pork belly， pork shoulder， ramen， ramen base， pickles， saam。。。 from Noodle Bar， Saam， & Ko; it is all here， and I want to eat most all of it。。I do not want to have to make it， except the pork belly & pork shoulder， because I want easy food。The recipes are not so easy because they take quite a few original handmad This is the book we've been waiting for。 I could have done with less editorial comment & narrative （-1 star） but these are the recipes that we salivate for when anyone mentions Momofuku。Pork belly， pork shoulder， ramen， ramen base， pickles， saam。。。 from Noodle Bar， Saam， & Ko; it is all here， and I want to eat most all of it。。I do not want to have to make it， except the pork belly & pork shoulder， because I want easy food。The recipes are not so easy because they take quite a few original handmade fresh sauces。 The format might have been easier to read & follow in a larger font with only the actual recipe on the page omitting the narration from the previous page。The photos are gorgeous and made me drool， longing for just a taste （or several） of the presented offerings。 。。。more
MaryLisa Gavenas
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Five stars for the photography。
Nelly Santanna
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One of my favorites！ Love doing the recipes， love reading the stories！
Joshua
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Really great insight into the mind of a chef who both brilliant and painfully aware of his own fallibleness。
Lena Phealan
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The recipes are excellent。 It would be nice to have nutritional info included。
Sturn Link
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David Chang is honest， irreverent， human。 I love this about him and his book。 I may never cook his recipes but I'm glad he did。 David Chang is honest， irreverent， human。 I love this about him and his book。 I may never cook his recipes but I'm glad he did。 。。。more
Carly
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A cookbook you end up reading from cover to cover
Teri Temme
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Loved it！ I can’t wait to try some of the recipes。
Joanne
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3。5/5
Sanjay Nasta
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An interesting look into what it took to start and grow Momofuku， the risks taken， the failures， and the growth。 Honestly haven't tried any of the recipes yet。 An interesting look into what it took to start and grow Momofuku， the risks taken， the failures， and the growth。 Honestly haven't tried any of the recipes yet。 。。。more
Theo
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This book is beautifully written and has amazing recipes that I look forward to trying。 The only reason this book is getting a four star rating as opposed to a five star one is that dispute this being a cookbook that I’m assuming is meant to be used for in-home cooking， a few of the recipes are simply impractical for it， especially if you aren’t feeding a lot of people or don’t have a lot of space to store food。 Other then that， I’m looking forward to trying what I can！
Caitlyn
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really great in depth look at how momofuku came to be。 meticulously detailed recipes that serve as inspiration。
Chelsea Turner
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So many great recipess
Jennifer
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I'm really enjoying this， and hope to eat at the restaurant someday。 What I've learned so far。。。。there is such a thing as Maine Jonah Crab Claws。 （Similar to stone crab claws you get in Florida。） I did not know these existed， but had them for dinner last night。 So happy to know about them！ If you are looking to cook from this book， some of the ingredients are not available locally， and you will have to order them online。 Trans Market is amazing， but does not have anything Yuzu related or Japanes I'm really enjoying this， and hope to eat at the restaurant someday。 What I've learned so far。。。。there is such a thing as Maine Jonah Crab Claws。 （Similar to stone crab claws you get in Florida。） I did not know these existed， but had them for dinner last night。 So happy to know about them！ If you are looking to cook from this book， some of the ingredients are not available locally， and you will have to order them online。 Trans Market is amazing， but does not have anything Yuzu related or Japanese 7 spice。 Be prepared！ 。。。more
Grace Oliver
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Brilliant。 Will be re-read for enjoyment， and for the many brilliant recipes to try！
GONZA
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An interesting and funny， sometimes， story about one of the most famous chef of the world， who reached success in spite of everything， specially himself。 Plus the recipes， as bonus material。Una storia interessante e a tratti divertente， di uno degli chef piú famosi del mondo e di come abbia raggiunto il successo nonostante tutto e soprattutto nonostante lui stesso。 Inoltre ci sono le ricette， come bonus。
Ritu
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Not for me。 A lot of recipes if anyone is interested。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Momofuku
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Momofuku&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Momofuku&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0