description Smoke & Pickles Overview
Smoke & Pickles is a 2013 cookbook by chef Edward Lee, whose cooking connects Korean flavors and ingredients with the food traditions of the American South. The book combines recipes with autobiographical essays and includes barbecue, pickles, bourbon-based dishes, vegetables, meats, and pantry preparations. It is intended for home cooks interested in Lee's Korean Southern perspective and explains how fermentation, smoke, spice, and regional ingredients can operate within the same cuisine.
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Who wrote Smoke & Pickles, and how many recipes are in it?
Smoke & Pickles is Edward Lee's 2013 debut cookbook, combining Korean roots with the food traditions of the American South. The publisher describes it as containing more than 130 recipes. [Hachette Book Group](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edward-lee/smoke-and-pickles/9781579655426/?lens=workman-publishing-company)
Do the pickles in Smoke & Pickles require canning equipment?
No, the publisher specifically notes that Lee's pickle recipes do not require canning. That makes the pickling section practical for a home cook even if the rest of the book's barbecue ideas are more ambitious. [Hachette Book Group](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edward-lee/smoke-and-pickles/9781579655426/?lens=workman-publishing-company)
Is Smoke & Pickles only about barbecue?
No, it includes barbecue, pickles, bourbon-based dishes, vegetables, meat, and recipes that connect Korean flavors to Southern ingredients. The book's focus is Lee's Korean-Southern cooking rather than a single smoker method. [Hachette Book Group](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edward-lee/smoke-and-pickles/9781579655426/?lens=workman-publishing-company)
Does Smoke & Pickles include stories as well as recipes?
Yes, Lee interleaves the recipes with essays and stories about the restaurant world, New York City, Kentucky, and his time on Top Chef. That mix of autobiography and cooking is a defining part of the 2013 book. [Hachette Book Group](https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/edward-lee/smoke-and-pickles/9781579655426/?lens=workman-publishing-company)
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