It’s been about one month since I’ve started my Korean fermented sauce. (for my old post–>http://wp.me/p67U7B-a3) I’ve been taking care of my Korean earthen pot called ‘Hangari’ in my back garden every morning and evening. Although there were quite number of days in April I could not open my Hangari top due to possible rain…
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I start my new blog for my new 'Kimchi' business
which I have been preparing.
I would like to make local,
healthy Kimchi using good,
fresh and seasonal ingredients as possible.
My mission is simple!
I am going to make my kimchi
just like the one my mum has made for my family in Korea.
TIME FOR KIMCHI
Nabak kimchi (Summer water kimchi with watercress)
This is one of the water based kimchi which is so easy to make. You don’t need to brine vegetables too long as you are going to season as you add some water into it. One of typical ingredients for this recipe in Korea is a kind of herbal vegetable called ‘minari’. I’ve never seen…
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Watermelon kimchi
One of my favourite things to do in Summer is eating watermelon. On a hot sunny day, eating cool watermelon is so right according to my instinct! 🙂 So in summer, when you eat lots of watermelon, you will leave lots of watermelon skin, too which we normally throw it away either to a…
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Sun dried mooli kimchi (Mu-malengee muchim)
Mooli is a very versatile vegetable indeed. We eat mooli in many different ways and in many different recipes in Korea. You can eat mooli raw or cook. It can be a very good ingredient for making vegetable stock. It is one of main ingredients to make kimchi, too. Also there are so many different…
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Asparagus kimchi
In general, eating raw vegetables are supposed to be good for your health. Less cook with heat, better for your health. In that context, have you eaten asparagus raw? Yes, I have now. In my new favourite version, asparagus kimchi! My usual favourite way of eating asparagus was just par boiling them and eat them…
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Purple broccoli kimchi
One of my hobbies these days is trying to make new kimchi which I’ve never eaten in my entire life. In theory, you can make almost any vegetable into kimchi! In early March this year, I bought a boxful of purple broccoli when they were in season. Even though I shared them with friends and…
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Mooli Pickle
In my back garden, I have abundant Korean mustard leaves. I think they like English mild winter climate so they are good at surviving throughout the winter in my garden. In my last post, I showed you how to make ‘pink’ dongchimi using Korean mustard leaves. I made this mooli pickle with Korean mustard leaves…
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How to make Soy sauce in a traditional Korean method
I finally made my soy sauce using a traditional Korean method yesterday. My mum sent a fermented bean block from Korea and I was eager to make ‘homemade’ soy sauce for the first time. It’s so simple to make as long as you have the right ingredients, such as a well fermented soybean block called ‘Mejoo’ and…
Read MorePink Dongchimi Kimchi
I am delighted to present this kimchi to you. It’s pink mooli kimchi called, ‘Dongchimi’. I am aware that I had a post of ‘Dongchimi’ before but this is slightly different in colour, ‘pink’ water base in kimchi. This kimchi is made with Korean mustard leaves. While it has been fermented over 2 weeks, it…
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