Kim-che

[pigture perfect]

I am that unusual one who loves the stuff and want to make my own. I'm looking for some good recipes. Anyone else ever done this.

[PorkRinds]

http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/tongbaechu-kimchi


Just a word of warning.  The stuff will stink up the house, so having a root cellar or basement or something is preferred.  I dated a Korean girl whose mom made awesome kimchi.  It was absolutely disgusting up until the moment you put it in your mouth.  But I love the stuff.

[DeltaBoy]

I ate it a lot in Grad school cause we had neighbors from South Korea next door.  The Hot variety will bust up a bad head cold fast.  As Mrs Kim said Kim-che is our Chicken Soup when your sick.

[Richard_white]

Kim-Che is really good.  I travel to Seoul and Busan quite a bit and eat that every time I'm there.  I know quite a few that can give me a recipe. 

[HawgWild]

I got a Mama O's Kimchi kit as a gift a few years back. It made pretty good kimchi. Here's a link to their site. http://www.kimchirules.com/

There's a bubbler on top of the jar and that seemed to keep down the odor.

I bought some a few years back at an Asian store in West LR. You had to bring your own jar and they filled it from a big barrel in the back.

Goes great with Bo Ssam.

[pigture perfect]

Yes a have an old out building on the property so it won't stink up the house. My wife's mother was a missionaries kid in Korea, I want to surprise her with some for Thanksgiving. (Of course I'm going to make hers xxxhot, hehehe)

Thanks for the links.

[PorkRinds]

Yes a have an old out building on the property so it won't stink up the house. My wife's mother was a missionaries kid in Korea, I want to surprise her with some for Thanksgiving. (Of course I'm going to make hers xxxhot, hehehe)

Thanks for the links.

From what I understand the spot needs to be a semi-cool place.  If it's overly hot it will ferment too fast.  I'm not an expert by any means, but I remember her being really picky about it, and sometimes she ended up throwing whole batches out because they "went too far". 

[pigture perfect]

That's why I'm looking to start during the fall.

[DeltaBoy]

The folks at grad school would make it in the fall by burying  a 5 gallon bucket in the ground and placing their crock in it , lid on and bury the whole thing for a while .