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Kim Chee and other dilemmas

September 30th, 2008
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Tracy Sarich · 5 Comments · Print This Post

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On evenings when I’m alone, I love a simple dinner of rice with butter and kim chee, and I really like to pile it on.  The hotter the better.  Whether made with cabbages or radish, I love the tang, the heat, and the brightness of this beautiful, fermented creation.  My first taste of kim chee was at an excellent Korean restaurant in, of all places, Rome.  I was studying art, of course, and one night enjoyed an enormous feast and a night of karaoke.  Aretha was eating her heart out that night – yes, I felt like a “natural WOMan” – and I never forgot the food.  I returned later to the same spot, struggling to order in Italian, and have since always had a weakness for kim chee, and many other Korean delicacies.  One day, I hope to make it – so if any of you have a recipe you’d be willing to share, I’d love to hear it.

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5 Responses to “Kim Chee and other dilemmas”

  1. Gene Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 4:40 am

    How coincidental… I have recently written a kimchi piece for a local periodical/food blog here in Atlanta. It comes with a background story and a link to my recipe on my blog (which has its own page do to its extensiveness) at the end of the story.

    http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/omnivore/2008/09/23/guest-blogger-kimchee-quest/

    Good luck and feel free to contact me if you give it a try and it’s not working for you.

  2. Gene Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Oops… I meant ‘due’ not ‘do’… Duh.

  3. Tracy Sarich Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Gene, you have a great blog. And, funny enough, it was a korean friend who found the korean restaurant in Rome. Right on! I will try your recipe and be in touch!

  4. [eatingclub] vancouver || js Says:
    October 1st, 2008 at 11:00 pm

    Kimchi and butter? Sounds delish.

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