Kimchi

[society]

Have you ever had kimchi?
What does it taste like?
Do you like it?

[society]

It's said to be the world's healthiest food according to this article - http://tinyurl.com/3zhyays

[DTCwordfan]

Yes - it's not bad - cooked cabbage with a hint of garlic and chilli......

but then Korea is such a garlic society. Once went to a restaurant in Kyong-ju and the Bulogi (steak) had 36 cloves of garlic broken out for cooking with the meat over the grill in the centre of the table.....

[society]

DT, you sound like you have a well seasoned palate and you've eaten all over the world.

[DTCwordfan]

well I have been fortunate to travel with work....apart from business trips to Korea, I spent a Chinese New Year in Kyong-ju - it's a world heritage site for the Silla Dynasty and one of these areas that has only been part exposed, like Xian.

Stayed at the Hilton there and we were the first westerners that the Canadian Gen Manager had seen in four months, lent us his chauffeur and car etc and had the recommendations of where to eat outside the hotel........

It's a strange culture, very misogynistic.

[society]

You must make a great conversationalist - man with worldly stories. You should write a book of you experiences in all the countries you've visited.

[DTCwordfan]

Actually its not the Kimchi or the beef that Koreans go nuts for, any dinner builds towards the highlight dish, this watery turnip soup, which is really so bland. Moogook they call it - can have other ingredients added like radish, shitaki mushrooms, green onion stalks, and maybe even some beef - and the ubiquitous garlic.

[DTCwordfan]

Have thought about it, the core learning to be around the cultural differences and tips in sales.....

[EcclesCake]

I've liked some I've had but not others.

It varies in taste, but hot, sour and salty covers most angles. Texture varies on how long it has been left to ferment.

An acquired taste is probably the best description.

[society]

I used to watch Korean soaps when I had free time and they added kimchi in everything they cooked. I mean in everything except tea!

[DTCwordfan]

yes it is fermented as traditionally it sits outside in earthenware pots buried in the ground.

I was trying to find a You Tube of M.A.S.H. when Major Frank Burns mistakes kimchi pots being laid down as being bombs from the North Koreans......it's hilarious.

[society]

"Have thought about it, the core learning to be around the cultural differences and tips in sales..... "

Sounds like a plan that should be in motion sooner than later. I want the first copy, and signed to me. :)

[DTCwordfan]

Foodwise, I believe in trying things once and then saying yes or no....some good finds over the years, others well you can leave them........such as the O rings off turtles and tortoises - the join of the shell to the body, they taste like rubber (it's a texture thing in China).

[Iluvspikey]

Go see Maangchi on youtube she's Korean shows you how to make it, it's definitely an aquired taste, it's not cooked,, apart from the paste, it's fermented hot and sour

[B00]

It sounds disgusting!

Is that how it keeps your weight down? You can't bring yourself to eat it?

[society]

I think I might try my hand at making kimchi. I want to know what it taste like.