Buddhist nuns Jeong Kwan and Wookwan named Masters of Korean temple food for their roles in popularising the cuisine
- South Korea’s biggest Buddhist sect has honoured the two nuns for their part in promoting and popularising Korean temple cuisine
- Jeong Kwan has appeared in Netflix’s Chef’s Table and travels widely, while Wookwan has written Korean temple cuisine cookery books
By Kim Rahn
Buddhist nuns Jeong Kwan and Wookwan have been named Masters of Korean Temple Food by the Jogye Order, the nation’s largest Buddhist sect.
The Jogye Order has been giving the honour to monks who have contributed to preserving, passing down and popularising the nation’s temple cuisine. It is the fourth time the master title has been bestowed.
“Temple food is not just food making but is one way of practising,” the Venerable Jeongkwan said during a ceremony to mark the awarding of the master title. “I believe this nature (of temple food) is getting much attention from people in other countries.”
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Venerable Wookwan said: “I’ll keep devoting myself to the development of temple food.”