Is Korean Temple Food, in all of its simple, vegetarian, locally sourced glory, going to be the next "wave" of Hallyu? Maybe! Here's an interview with a monk who teaches how to make the stuff:
Q: "What do people, who are not monks, say is the most delicious dish?"
A: "We say that we do things a certain way to make it tastier or even prettier. But frankly speaking, that’s contradicting Buddha’s teachings. The teachings say never to be greedy for anything, but looking for a good taste is desiring food.
So, talking about whether a particular food is tasty doesn’t make sense. However, that doesn’t mean that food doesn’t need to be made in a delicious way, as food should be something ordinary to help monks meditate and study. If a monk is distracted after having some bad food, that’s an inadequate way to cook food."
So, in a fascinating paradox, a truly Buddhist food experience can't, by definition, serve anything "delicious" that would inflame the desires of taste.
That's punk as fuck, if you ask me.
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