Kimchi

[sfhogman]

The saurkraut thread put me in mind of a different form of "kraut" that I've been buying and making at home for years...kimchi!
It's Korean, made from Napa cabbage and other veggies. It's lots zippier - hotter -than saurkraut, and some say it's an acquired taste...not for me! I'm sure every Korean housewife and grannylady had her own recipe, as do I.
Anyone else stink up the house with this stuff?

 

[nrobe50]

I spent 13 months in Korea and after smelling kimchi breath every day, I will pass.

 

[Taterman]

I love Kimchi, I never made it though. Been a long time since I even had any.

 

[GasGuzzler]

Better make sure and buy the right brand. I got the wrong stuff for my wife and was in the vicinity when she opened it. I hope she threw it away when I got the "better" refrigerated brand.

 

[contender]

I enjoy good Kimchi. Sadly,, I can't usually find any. I tried making some a few years ago,, and it wasn't very good.
But as noted,, it can be an acquired taste,, and not for everybody.

 

[dstegjas]

Yes, it is an acquired taste. I got hooked on eating it while I was stationed in Korea Back in the late 70’s. There aren’t any Korean restaurants around here. So I found a good recipe and have made it myself. My wife even likes it now. Here is the recipe I use to make it.

 

[Colonialgirl]

I spent 13 months in Korea and after smelling kimchi breath every day, I will pass.

I spent 15 months in that country and kimchi stunk up the barracks when the houseboys made it for lunch and you could smell the stink walking down the village streets----
kimchi ? ------- NO THANKS !!!!

 

[Timbo23]

I live in northern Virginia which has many Asian (southeast to southwest) immigrants. Kimchi can be found in some 'regular' grocery stores, not just Asian markets. I use it as a condiment not as a side dish.
Fermented and pickled food is supposed to be good for you.

 

[contender]

I'll have to give that recipe a try!

 

[DeletedMember275]

My wife is Korean, and I have spent 13 years in that country. So yeah, I've eaten a bit of kimchi. Definitely an acquired taste. For those looking for it, see if there is an H-Mart or Lotte World nearby. They will both have it.

 

[Wyandot Jim]

I have also eaten a bit of kimchi while working in Korea. It comes in different styles and flavors some not to bad. If that stuff is so good I could never understand why there was a bunch thrown out behind the restaurants
When I first realized I wasn't in Kansas anymore was when getting on the local 737 from Seoul to Ulson. The 737 had a very strong smell of GARLIC

 

[RC44Mag]

Back in the 80’s I dated a Korean woman for a while. she turned me on to Korean cuisine including kimchee and I still enjoy going out to Korean bbq restaurants and have a jar of spicy kimchee in the frig

 

[Watertender]

Kimchi smells like a used diaper...

 

[any ruger]

Seems like the store bought isn't as good as homemade. Used to buy from a friend whose wife was Korean.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Were Y'all drinking Makgeolli while eating that stinking kimchi ?

 

[Watertender]

Were Y'all drinking Makgeolli while eating that stinking kimchi ?

Soju... Korean embalming fluid....

 

[bobsyouruncle]

As a kid in the army, we were told to do this or that, or you'll be in"Deep Kimchi"

 

[Colonialgirl]

Soju... Korean embalming fluid....

Was that the stuff fermented underground for a week or two before consuming ?

 

[Fox Mike]

I remember Ft Rucker and the Daleville gate. Just outside the gate was a Korean resturant and you could smell it long before you got to it. One time with Kimchi is all I ever needed.

 

[Watertender]

Was that the stuff fermented underground for a week or two before consuming ?

I think it came from leftover corpses...

 

[Bob Wright]

A young girl, neighbor of mine, maried Khan Rhee, karate instructor to Elvis Pressley, local singer. They had an apartment at the time. She was making kinchee one night when out her window she saw yellow flashing lights. Curious she went to investigate. It was the City (of Memphis) Public Works Department crew searching arond the sewer drain. She was told someone had reported the odor of dead rats in the sewers. Yep, that's kimchee.

You haven't really experienced halitosis until you have gone to a Korean barbder shop after your barber has had a lunch of kimchee!

Bob Wright

 

[Rock185]

This thread has been a fun read. In Vietnam we were sometimes on operations with ROKs. To add some variation to their and our diets, we sometimes traded Cs for Kimchi. I've never tried to make Kimchi, but a time or two since have bought some. It's definitely an acquired taste. Once a jar of that stuff is opened in the house, my wife wants it gone ASAP

 

[Cyrus]

I worked for a Korean company and ate a lot of Kimchi in those few years. To this day I seek it out whenever and wherever I can. I just love the stuff.

 

[Colonialgirl]

Would Contender permit it at the RUGER Gathering this October ?

 

[sfhogman]

Would Contender permit it at the RUGER Gathering this October ?

So long as it's outdoors ..

 

[Hankus]

Having been a Korean linguist in the Army, and spending 6+ years in-country I’ve eaten my fair share of kimchi, multiple varieties. My favorite is O-i kimchi, made with cucumbers.

 

[gnappi]

I've been eating Kimchi since the 80's when I spent a few months in Seoul. Most who know Kimchi are unaware that the well known cabbage type is only one of probably a dozen different types with different veggies.

Anyway, luckily the local Asian food markets have ready made Kimchi with varying quality which once a good one is found making it is less fun.

Oh, Japanese pickled ginger is also a fave of mine.

 

[Colonialgirl]

So long as it's outdoors ..

AND Down Wind of the picnic table !!