Happy Wednesday and welcome back to Delicious Horror: Silk & Sinew edition! Today, we’re chatting with Seoung Kim. Remember you can pre-order Silk & Sinew with a signed bookplate! Now, let’s learn more about the author and the story.

Seoung Kim is a Korean librarian who lives on the lands of the Council of the Three Fires near Chicago. He loves reading and writing stories with queer Asian protagonists as well as vampires, ghosts, et al. They have work in Podcastle, Strange Horizons, and elsewhere. Seoung is also working on putting together a Kickstarter for an Asian post-cyberpunk anthology, with a plan to launch in March and take submissions after funding. More details are listed at seoungkim.com.

Title of story in Silk and Sinew:

“The Fox Daughter Comes To Glenview”

Tell us briefly about your story and/or the inspiration behind it:

The story is about a woman who discovers her husband has another family in Korea, and she ends up having to take care of his daughter from his other marriage. The daughter behaves in some off-putting – perhaps inhuman? – ways.

What did you decide to make to pair with the story, and what from the story inspired your delicious food or drink?

I’ve chosen kimchijeon from the scene where the family eats lunch in the church basement and all the church ladies are judging the main character. This is a classic Korean church lunch: pajeon, kimchi, and rice, with a side of gossip.

Can you share the recipe or a link to the recipe?

Recipe: https://www.koreanbapsang.com/kimchi-jeon-kimchi-pancake/

I love Korean Bapsang, she’s my go-to for Korean recipes.