Posted: 6/1/2001 4:11:46 PM EDT
| I went to A&P school with a Korean who introduced me to this stuff. That was six years ago. He's gone but I still eat it. |
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Quoted: I went to A&P school with a Korean who introduced me to this stuff. That was six years ago. He's gone but I still eat it. Funny you should say something. I just had some today. A friend of mine and I went to a Korean BBQ for old times sake today. I've been to Korea twice, both times for 120 days. Never got to do a tour over there. That place is a blast! Have you ever had cucumber kimchee? That stuff is the best! |
| Went to the ROK for a hardship tour in 98-99 and fell in love with the stuff. I prefer the cucumber (spring) kimchee as opposed to the cabbage variety. Needless to say, anything that is burried in the ground in order to ferment for who knows how long is an acquired taste! Every try it with stir-fry pork over rice? It is derecious! [;)] |
| I've never tried it, don't really want to, either. I dislike the "Korean smell" that nearly all Koreans seem to have, which is just the smell of kimchee. My friend's boarder is a Korean woman who cooks kimchee in their kitchen and I wish she wouldn't. I really don't like the smell. |
| On the way to the midshifts at Navcams, used to stop by the 7-11 in Wahiawa and pick up a glass jar of the cabbage stuff along with a can of Vienna Franks, and warm them up in the microwave. Then, would put on a thick coat of Vege-MITE...U'mm, U'mm Good, but only after midnight. |
| Not since I broke up with my Korean girlfriend in college. Maybe 1986 or so. I used to have a Korean neighbor who buried 55 gallon drums of the stuff in her backyard. It's true about the smell. But it's good with certain foods. And there are so many different kinds -- not just the cabbage variety. |
| Janus how right you are. Back in 67, when the village was still made out of pressed coke cans and stolen lumber, there was nothing anymore replusive than going to the bar, lining up a little honey, and then having her breath smell like she had just been out in the benjo ditch opening a jar of winter kimchee. |
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Originally Posted By Bobby Vincent: Well being half korean/half irish I always have a supply of kimchee (and booze hehe), my mom even hooked my irish wife on the stuff and taught her how to make it. Great combination! Don't you know they call the Koreans "the Irish of the far east" anyway. I love the stuff. There are supposed to be over 100 different varieties. My favorites are radish, cabbage and cucumber kimchee. I was never in better health than when I was in Korea and had to subsist on a mainly Korean diet of rice, fish and vegetables. Lost weight and felt great. I still try and get my ex wife to give me some whenever I can. |
| My gunner got some Kimchee made fresh from some store outside Ft Hood. He brought it to the field, and I have to say, it's some damn good stuff! The only problem was, they had really crammed the jar so full that when we opened it, the crap just exploded out all over the inside of the turret (including us). Good taste, but holy sh*t that stuff stinks! Nobody would come near our tank for a week after that. |
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Quoted: I love spicey food. Does anyone have a recipe that a total idiot in the kitchen (me) could follow? Heres mine. Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method 2 Napa cabbages, cut up 1 Scallion 2 Garlic cloves, minced 1 1" piece ginger, minced 2 ts Korean red pepper 1/2 ts Salt, (more or less) Water Soak cabbages overnight in salt water to wilt. The next day, wash cabbage 3 times till there is no more "slimy" feel. Cut the green part of the scallion into 1/2" long slivers, and mince the white part. Add scallion, garlic and ginger to cabbage. In a one cup measuring cup, mix together the red pepper, MSG, salt and water to make 1/2 cup juice. Pack cabbage mixture loosely into jars. Pour juice in to cover. Poke with chopstick to release air. Seal and let set overnight in refrigerator. Keep refrigerated. |
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Kim Chee; "Eat it all the time." For those of you looking for "THE BEST." Try the Kim Chee made right here in Wahiawa, Hawaii. Right outside the home of the 25th Infantary (Tropical Lightning) - Schofield Barracks. Pump- Liquor Store. The couple that runs the store, makes it themselves. A bar girl suggeted it. Told me that she rates their Kim Chee as "The Best," better than her kitchen mama's stuff. Once you eat their Kim Chee, you don't want to eat the other name brand stuff, that you get at the major grocery stores. Aloha. |