The book, "A Very Asian Guide to Korean Food," comes out Friday and aims to introduce commonly eaten Korean and Korean-fusion dishes to kids using colorful illustrations and brief trivia, such as their origins and how they’re prepared. I don’t think it was appropriate that she said that. “When the voicemail went viral, I was like, first of all, Korean food is not offensive, you know?” Li told NBC News. “I don’t want [my son] to be embarrassed about Korean food,” she said. “I don’t think anyone should be embarrassed about food because food is who we are.

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