Kimchi represents Korea's best known food. Koreans serve kimchi at almost every meal, and few Koreans can last more than a few days before cravings get the ...
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Kimchi represents Korea's best known food. Koreans serve kimchi at almost every meal, and few Koreans can last more than a few days before cravings get the better of them. During the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, thousands of foreigners were introduced to it for the first time. Despite a reputation for being spicy, most people usually develop a taste for it, and many foreigners also find themselves missing it after returning to their home country.
This side dish of fermented vegetables continues to be an essential part of any Korean meal. Early kimchi dishes were relatively mild, spiced with fermented anchovies, ginger, garlic, and green onions. Koreans still use these ingredients today, but the spice most closely associated with modern kimchi is red pepper powder. Korea boasts more than two hundred types of kimchi, all rich in vitamins, minerals, and proteins created by the lactic acid fermentation of cabbage, radish, and other vegetables and seafood.
The kimchi served at a meal will vary according to region, season, and may differ according to the other dishes on the menu. A seaside region's kimchi will be saltier than that of a landlocked area, and summer cooks produce cooling water kimchis to contrast with the heartier cabbage kimchis of the autumn and winter. And a delicate cucumber kimchi sits better beside a bland noodle dish than beside a robust beef stew. To understand kimchi at its simplest, think of it is as divided into two kinds: seasonal kimchi (for short-term storage, made from vegetables that are fresh in the markets at any given time) and Kimjang kimchi (for long-term storage, made in quantity in late autumn).
Types of Kimchi:
Types of kimchi differ from region to region, depending on harvest and weather conditions. Each family also has its own recipe handed down from generation to generation. The number of specific kimchi types can not be easily counted. However, the Korean Food Academy has categorized over 100 different types.
The flavor depends on ingredients, condiments, the amount of salt, and level of spice used in each region. Korea's various regions produce different types of agricultural products, and this is reflected in each region's type of kimchi. The southern provinces (North and South Cholla Provinces and North and South Kyongsang Provinces) tend to use more salt and seafood so the taste is stronger and sweeter. To the north, kimchi tastes less salty and is very mild.
- Baechu Kimchi (Whole Cabbage Kimchi)
- Baek Kimchi (White Cabbage Kimchi)
- Bossam Kimchi (Rolled Kimchi)
- Chonggak Kimchi (Ponytail Kimchi)
- Dong Chimi (Winter White Water Kimchi)
- Kkakdugi / Ggakdugi (Chopped Radish Kimchi)
- Nabak Kimchi (Red Water Kimchi)
- Yeolmumul Kimchi (Summer Green Water Kimchi)
- Oi Sobagi (Stuffed Oi Kimchi)
- Pa Kimchi (Green Onion Kimchi)
- Got Kimchi (Indian Mustard Leaves Kimchi)
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http://www.koreanrestaurantguide.com/kimch/kimchi_type.htm
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Korean Food: Kimchi - Spotlight
In fact, for many people it is a food that they cannot live without! In today's programme we look at Korea's most popular food – kimchi!
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