kim chee

Spicy Korean pickle

Kimchi is a staple Korean dish of fermented vegetables, most commonly napa cabbage seasoned with chili pepper, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce.

The fermentation produces a tangy, pungent flavor that ranges from mild to fiery.

Kimchi accompanies nearly every Korean meal and appears in dishes like kimchi fried rice and kimchi stew.

Also spelled kimchi or gimchi.

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spicy kick · pungent · Korean · red · side dish · daikon radish · fermentation · scallions · sour · banchan · red pepper flakes · probiotics · fish sauce · jar · garlic · cultural heritage · crunch · salt

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Opposites
food preservation method

kim cheecrudités

Raw vegetable appetizer

garden salad · iceberg lettuce · coleslaw · steamed vegetables

flavor profile

kim cheebland food

Unseasoned, tasteless cuisine

plain rice · white bread · boiled potatoes · cucumber slices · cottage cheese

culinary tradition

kim cheesauerkraut

Lacto-fermented cabbage

pickles · mashed potatoes · fish and chips · hamburger · white bread

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kimchi

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Top 50,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G