# How do you like your kimchee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513 "2016-10-14T15:12:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/21 "2016-10-18T22:16:34Z")
A jar of cabbage Kimchee and drinking Foster’s beer while I am sitting on the floor with a friend…Yeah, everything about that works. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/22 "2016-10-19T00:59:20Z")
I prefer it as a side dish, but over good rice is fine. Add a liitle juice from the jar too. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/23 "2016-10-19T01:10:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I love it but have only ever eaten it as a side dish. I’ve certainly had it the most this way. I had an entire small plate of it just Sunday at a Korean church around us. It’s good in most Korean soups as well, which is nice since I think most Korean soup is boring. Only seaweed soup is any good in my experience. > [@Chronos](#): > > The way I like it is non-cabbage. Cabbage kimchi just tastes way too, well, cabbagy to me. Cabbagy? I hardly taste the cabbage flavor in it. It needs to be stronger than you are having it. I prefer Kimchi fried rice, which gets crazy hot and fantastic. Turns all the rice orange and I always have to brush my teeth after, but it is great. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/24 "2016-10-19T01:13:23Z")
Straight out of the jar. Sometimes with food and sometimes just on it’s own. Kimchee is 11 kinds of awesome ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/25 "2016-10-19T01:35:40Z")
In a [Jigae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jjigae). ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/26 "2016-10-19T11:51:39Z")
Inspired by this thread, my breakfast today was egg, cheese, and kimchee on an English muffin. Delicious. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/27 "2016-10-20T13:19:40Z")
I like it as a side, on a burger, or as a stew - [slow cooker kimchi beef stew.](http://mykoreankitchen.com/slow-cooker-kimchi-stew-with-beef/) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/29 "2016-10-20T14:35:55Z")
While kimchi and rice makes a great quick meal, it really goes best with some protein. On a hamburger or hot-dog for American style, or with any non-spicy grilled meat or dubu for Korean style. I don’t like eating kimchi while eating other spicy foods; it reduces the contrast. > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > With a fork straight from the jar. I’m a huge fan. You’re doing it wrong. 😃 No, really, try to get the whole-head kimchi instead of the pre-cut. Pre-cut becomes softer more quickly. Great, if you like that, but I prefer a crisper texture. Buy the whole-head and slice up whatever you’ll eat at your current meal. > [@Helena](#): > > Kimchi jjigae. Especially if the kimchi is properly ripened. I’ve gotten jjigae from the local restaurants (Tacoma area) where the kimchi was obviously newer than it should be for jjigae, and it doesn’t taste quite right, but I’ll eat it anyway. (I’ve tried to ripen it myself in a jar in the fridge, but it didn’t seem to work right.) Yep, kimchi needs to be well-fermented when cooked into other dishes. Too ripen it, don’t put it in the fridge! That’s too cold. You need to keep it cool and dark, like a wine cellar or an interior closet that stays cool (be sure to double-bag the jar to contain the inevitable leaks). > [@Chronos](#): > > The way I like it is non-cabbage. Cabbage kimchi just tastes way too, well, cabbagy to me. Try a variety with more seafood. Good kimchi should be hitting both sour and umami. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/30 "2016-10-20T15:12:58Z")
So the jarred kimchee is Sun Luck, the only brand the supermarket carries. Last week I got some kimchee from the place I got my lunch (Wanna Teriyaki & Burger), and I brought it home yesterday. Mrs. L.A. brought home some Chinese food from Haggen’s, and we had some of the kimchee with it. Mrs. L.A. says the Sun Luck kimchee is ‘perfect’; not too spicy for her. The stuff from Wanna Teriyaki & Burger is milder. There were only a few bites of the Sun Luck left in the jar, so after dinner I put the rest of the WT&B kimchee in with it. I wanted to add some Huy Fong Chili Garlic sauce in to heat it up a little, but she nixed that idea. Some sauce may ‘accidentally’ fall out of the Huy Fong jar and into the kimchee jar. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/31 "2016-10-20T19:12:14Z")
I hate when that happens…😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/32 "2016-10-20T19:27:19Z")
I’m not sure if I’ve ever had it. I may have once when I was in Hawaii and ate at a Korean place. I think one of the things on the plate was kimchi. If it was, it was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/33 "2016-10-20T19:30:27Z")
When I’m in the mood for something different, then I eat it straight from the jar with a fork. Sometimes I put it in a cheese sandwich, although in Korea I’d only eat it as an accompaniment to a Korean dish. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/34 "2016-10-20T19:56:34Z")
With ramen! Love it. ---
**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/35 "2016-10-20T20:39:32Z")
I pretty much bubba gump kimchee – army base jjigaes, hot dog/burger toppings, tacos, omelettes, seafood pancakes/okonomiyakis, straight from the jar, on rice etc. I prefer medium aged (right around 2-3 wks: not too crispy, not too sour) and have been known to rummage through the entire display looking for the oldest jar. Been meaning to try [this recipe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfJETqgWNK4) for quite awhile. Maybe this year… ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/36 "2016-10-20T21:24:17Z")
\*\* How do you like your kimchee?\*\* Standing outside the ring, ever vigilant, in case Kamala the Ugandan Giant’s feral instincts take over and he attacks the crowd. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513/37 "2016-10-21T01:14:28Z")
There’s a nearby restaurant that serves a dish I like. They fry pork belly and kimchi on a tilted cast iron plate, with the pork belly at the top of the plate and the kimchi at the bottom so that the melted pork fat flows through the kimchi before draining away. Yum! (I don’t know what the technical term for the dish is, though.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-like-your-kimchee/768513.md?page=1)