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I highly recommend Maangchi's cooking show on youtube. I've had many batches of kimchi, cabbage and radish based, using her recipe: https://www.youtube.com/wat
by Dowwie 8y ago
I highly recommend Maangchi's cooking show on youtube. I've had many batches of kimchi, cabbage and radish based, using her recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTucCw1w6Ak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTucCw1w6Ak
2-day fermented kimchi from a fresh crop of napa cabbage is heavenly. It has a very distinctive crunch and sweetness.
- pm90 8y agoIs this available commercially anywhere else? (e.g. in SF?)
- weaksauce 8y agoYou should be able to find some in a Whole Foods or the like. Not as good as a homemade one following her recipe though. I just made a batch of hers and had some today. Nicely fermented and hot and and sour but the veggies are still nice and moderately crisp. Well worth the effort if you do it.
- s-shellfish 8y agoSeconding this.. Homemade kimchi vastly outranks anything store bought, even Whole Foods premium products. The same goes for most pickling and brining, as there are more additives in any pickled product to keep it stocked on the shelf. If it isn't sugar added, those additives can add bitterness, which takes away from the crisp tartness you want from a fermented food.
- stcredzero 8y agoH-Mart in Houston had something like a Kimchi bar. What about H-Mart in the Bay Area?
- MisterOctober 8y ago^ Indeed -- the homemade article is in a different league. A guy in our accounting department brings in a jar from his mom once in a while, and it is revelatory. The fermentation lids for mason jars [linked in an earlier comment] are great -- they permit results comparable to earthenware crock method but far easier to manage -- and work even for the neophyte. For even the casual kimchi or pickle consumer, in my experience, it's worthwhile to give it a shot oneself.
- eat_veggies 8y agoI live on the east coast, but my local Costco sells kimchi, so the SF Costco probably should too. https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/Cosmos-Spicy-Nappa-Cabbage-Kimchi%2C-58-oz.product.100295176.html https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/Cosmos-Spicy-Nappa-Ca...
- curuinor 8y agoKimchi itself is pretty commonly available. I think they're talking about 2-day-old kimchi
- op00to 8y agoKimchi? You can find it at any Asian market that is located pretty much everywhere there are Asian immigrant communities.
- maxk42 8y agoTrader Joe's has the best consumer-packaged kimchi I've tried outside of Koreatown. That's not high praise, though.
- abalone 8y agoIMHO the best readily available commercial kimchi is Sinto Gourmet. Spicy napa cabbage and radish versions. You can get it at Whole Foods in SF. (Yes, yes, not as good as homemade.. but it's very good.)
- atmanthedog 8y agoIf you're willing to go to Sunnyvale, the HanKook Supermarket has like a kimchi/marinated meat bar, and is really, really good. Location: https://osm.org/go/TZML~TMik--?m https://osm.org/go/TZML~TMik--?m
- cirgue 8y agoI can’t speak for SF, but some Korean groceries make their own on site.
- dyeje 8y agoYea, your local asian market will definitely have it.
- bradgessler 8y agoRainbow Grocery has some great Kimchi in addition to lots of other bulk fermented food like pickles and sauerkraut.
- starpilot 8y agoI grew up on the stuff and was never a fan of the "new," barely fermented bleach-white kimchi. It has to be at least a couple of weeks aged, until it's more sour than salty, with an effervescent bite from the fermentation. Though I know even some other Koreans prefer the "fresh" kind over the old.
- stcredzero 8y agoMy family back to my grandparents prefer the "fresh" kind. I had an encounter with very-very fermented very-very spicy stuff many years back. It even had some squid in it. I didn't care for it, but my friend of Japanese extraction raved about it.
- anitil 8y agoHaven't seen mention of this channel in a long time. I've spent many, many hours watching her show, and trying out the simpler recipes.
- kris-s 8y agoThis channel is awesome, thanks for sharing!
- hectorlorenzo 8y agoThe video on how to make soy bean paste and soy sauce is amazing too!