Comments on: Making Kimchi

By: Nic (MyKoreanHusband)

Nic (MyKoreanHusband) — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:44:00 +0000

In reply to Julia. thanks!

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:54:00 +0000

Wow you are awesome!
Even though I am Korean and have been married for 12 years, I’ve never made kimchi..

But I think the fish sause is the best for making kimchi..:)

By: schinken schneiden

schinken schneiden — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:32:00 +0000

making kimchi is an art..this is a fact…there are a lot of youtube clips and stuff but due to the huge differences with all the recipes and such it is quite hard for beginners to grasp the idea of making kimchi…
i know one thing that where you husband comes from, they use a lot of fresh seafood as in they might cut up a whole squid, fresh fish or octopus, uncooked and include that in the kimchi. as the kimchi ferments, the seafood ferments also and the seafood bits are considered a delicacy.
for people in Seoul, they don;t do this as much so every region and province has their thing.
also kimchi is not such a cabbage based thing as what people think since a lot of the unique and interesting kimchis are made with completely odd vegetables. for example, my favourite kimchi at the moment is Gat-kimchi which is made with purple mustard leaves and have a really crazy mustardy/wasabi effect when u eat it. ^^

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 03:12:00 +0000

In reply to Jason Tankard. Maybe because I used the wrong type of salt and it wasn't a Korean brand. Hopefully some time in the future I can learn from his mum.

By: Jason Tankard

Jason Tankard — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:47:00 +0000

Is this due to different recipies?? Or just you think the salt? Keep at it and you will get the right one. Can you get advise from his mum?? Or any other Koreans? As to what brands of salt or specific recipies or ways to tweak recipies.

Guess it is hard when you dont know what it should taste like., and can only go by what you think it should be like…

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:55:00 +0000

In reply to Richy27. haha ask her and see what she says

By: Richy27

Richy27 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:21:00 +0000

Since my wife is Korean , does this mean she should be making kimchi for me haha

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:06:00 +0000

In reply to jean. hahaha thanks!

By: jean

jean — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:36:00 +0000

Hi I’m Korean background, but I don’t even know how to make kimchi properly lol. These days lot of Korean families just buy their kimchi from the Korean groceries. So cheer up and be proud that you are one of few Korean wives who cook their own kimchi! 🙂
And I remember my mom’s kimchi had lot of variations as well every single time. One time she threw away the entire winter kimchi jars because they tasted weird.

By: Nic

Nic — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:26:00 +0000

In reply to inxomnia. awww :(