NationStates Jolt Archive


Kimchi - like it, love it, hate it?

Daistallia 2104
28-03-2006, 16:53
One of my recent projects is variations on homemade kimchi.

Anybody like it? Hate it? Never heard of it?
JuNii
28-03-2006, 16:55
One of my recent projects is variations on homemade kimchi.

Anybody like it? Hate it? Never heard of it?
One of my friends made Kim chi... it was so strong it almost peeled the paint off the walls.


and it was awsome!
Whereyouthinkyougoing
28-03-2006, 16:56
Had it once, hated it. :(
Eutrusca
28-03-2006, 16:56
One of my recent projects is variations on homemade kimchi.

Anybody like it? Hate it? Never heard of it?
I think it's indicative that US Army slang for shit is kimchi! :gundge:
Pure Metal
28-03-2006, 17:00
What's Kimchi????
^ :confused:
Letila
28-03-2006, 17:02
What exactly is Kimchi? I know it's a Korean food, but why would they eat it in Japan in that case?
JuNii
28-03-2006, 17:02
^ :confused:
Kimchi (http://www.kimchi.or.kr/eng/main.jsp)
Daistallia 2104
28-03-2006, 17:04
I think it's indicative that US Army slang for shit is kimchi! :gundge:

How are you with nuoc mam? (My high school Vietnamese friend's mother did up her own wicked homemade nuoc mam. And the best nuo cham ever!)
Daistallia 2104
28-03-2006, 17:09
What exactly is Kimchi? I know it's a Korean food, but why would they eat it in Japan in that case?

Kimchi is Korean pickled veggies, usually quite spicy. It's been increasingly popular as a healthy food in recent years in Japan. But Where I live (Osaka) has a large minority population of Koreans, and so it's been popular for quitre a long time here.
Daistallia 2104
28-03-2006, 17:16
One of my friends made Kim chi... it was so strong it almost peeled the paint off the walls.


and it was awsome!


I'm working on paint peeling. I'll have to get a new source of habaneros though ... my old source was fired from the comapny we both work(ed) for because he was pilfering bags.... Hot chili peppers=good, hot iPods=not good
Letila
28-03-2006, 17:31
I think it's indicative that US Army slang for shit is kimchi!

So that's why noted forum conservative Deep Kimchi is named how he is...
Eutrusca
28-03-2006, 17:35
How are you with nuoc mam? (My high school Vietnamese friend's mother did up her own wicked homemade nuoc mam. And the best nuo cham ever!)
Surprisingly enough, I grew to like nuoc mam, perhaps becuase I like things a bit salty. :)
Eutrusca
28-03-2006, 17:35
So that's why noted forum conservative Deep Kimchi is named how he is...
Probably, although perhaps you should ask him. :)
Megaloria
28-03-2006, 17:50
I can't eat korean food. It threatens to nuke my stomach.
H N Fiddlebottoms VIII
28-03-2006, 22:02
Almost 3 out of every 4 NSers has never tried Kimchi. I think I just discovered what is wrong with this place.
JuNii
28-03-2006, 22:02
I can't eat korean food. It threatens to nuke my stomach.only threatens...

you're not going to the right places then. ;)
Daistallia 2104
29-03-2006, 03:56
So that's why noted forum conservative Deep Kimchi is named how he is...

That's what I always assumed. I've only ever heard it used in the phase "deep kimchi".
Daistallia 2104
29-03-2006, 03:58
Almost 3 out of every 4 NSers has never tried Kimchi. I think I just discovered what is wrong with this place.

And almost half have never heard of it. I think you've hit on something there...
NERVUN
29-03-2006, 04:10
Absolutly love it, especially as nabe.

Though you can never get it spicy enough in Japan. The Japanese are wimps when it comes to spicy foods. :(
Daistallia 2104
29-03-2006, 04:31
Absolutly love it, especially as nabe.

Though you can never get it spicy enough in Japan. The Japanese are wimps when it comes to spicy foods. :(

That's one of the reason's I've taken to making my own. Although a certain Korean restaurant in my neighborhood know me well enough that they serve me the good stuff - what the wife makes for them to eat at home. (And they're Korean Koreans, not 3rd generation Japanese-Koreans. :))
Good Lifes
29-03-2006, 05:05
I ran into it through a Korean Brother-in-law. Don't touch the winter. I can stand the summer if I have lots or rice to go with it. I grew a bunch of napa cabage one year. Made gallons of the stuff. Think I "burned" myself out on it.
Aryavartha
29-03-2006, 06:12
lol..I was thinking that this thread was about our NS member Deep Kimchi..

I dunno about the food Kimchi...will give it a try if it is vegetarian..
Good Lifes
29-03-2006, 06:43
lol..I was thinking that this thread was about our NS member Deep Kimchi..

I dunno about the food Kimchi...will give it a try if it is vegetarian..
It's vegetarian. You can get it in pint bottles in most groceries. Kind of expensive that way. If you can, find a Korean Market. Cheaper and better.

It is mostly cabbage along with whatever else is in the garden. Then it is pickled (fermented) like sour kraut only it has it's own flavor. They add LOTS of hot pepper. So to start ask for the most mild they have. If you haven't eaten Korean, they make Mexican seem mild.

I recommend a big pot of rice to go with it. Eat a piece of cabbage with a bite of rice. Cuts down on the heat.
Aryavartha
29-03-2006, 06:49
They add LOTS of hot pepper. So to start ask for the most mild they have. If you haven't eaten Korean, they make Mexican seem mild.


I am Indian. What's spicy to most people is mild to me :p

Thanks for the info. I will find out a Korean place nearby pronto.
Boonytopia
29-03-2006, 07:18
I've had Kimchi only a few times, but I liked what I had.
The Bruce
29-03-2006, 08:20
I’ve had it a couple of times and don’t really like the taste of it. I like hot food, but since I can taste through the heat it also has to taste good. It’s hot but that’s about it. I much prefer curry or Szechuan food because they tend to have more richness in their flavour.

The Koreans on the other hand get very nationalistic about their kimchee, it’s their apple pie if you will, and if you don’t like it will either believe you can’t take the heat or that you’re part of a Japanese plot to undermine their cuisine.
Daistallia 2104
29-03-2006, 12:08
lol..I was thinking that this thread was about our NS member Deep Kimchi..

I dunno about the food Kimchi...will give it a try if it is vegetarian..

It's usually even vegan, although some is made with fish or oyster sauce.

Try making your own - there's lots of recipes online. That way you can make it as hot as you want. Just be careful of any recipe calling for vinegar - that's not the real thing.
Trilateral Commission
29-03-2006, 12:36
God I can eat a pound of that stuff.
Trilateral Commission
29-03-2006, 12:40
I’ve had it a couple of times and don’t really like the taste of it. I like hot food, but since I can taste through the heat it also has to taste good. It’s hot but that’s about it. I much prefer curry or Szechuan food because they tend to have more richness in their flavour.

Hehe genuine Szechuan is all about hot, more so than Kim Chi. I find that Kim chi retains the yummy flavor of cabbage. Szechuan cuisine is supposed to be "numb-hot", where the spiciness incapacitates and numbs your mouth to any sensation.
Heavenly Sex
29-03-2006, 12:53
I like it (if it's the right variety), but I won't go wild about it.
I like spicy food in general :D
Anthil
29-03-2006, 13:09
One of my recent projects is variations on homemade kimchi.

Anybody like it? Hate it? Never heard of it?

Home made? Wow! I tried that once. It rotted under my eyes.


I recommend a big pot of rice to go with it. Eat a piece of cabbage with a bite of rice. Cuts down on the heat.

It's just a side dish after all.
JuNii
29-03-2006, 13:44
I’ve had it a couple of times and don’t really like the taste of it. I like hot food, but since I can taste through the heat it also has to taste good. It’s hot but that’s about it. I much prefer curry or Szechuan food because they tend to have more richness in their flavour.

The Koreans on the other hand get very nationalistic about their kimchee, it’s their apple pie if you will, and if you don’t like it will either believe you can’t take the heat or that you’re part of a Japanese plot to undermine their cuisine.one way to try kimchee is to put some on your hamburger (sandwich that is) ...

if you like curry, mix some in.

works well with the Wombok (chinese cabbage) type of kimchee