Kim Chee and other dilemmas
By: Tracy Sarich
Published: September 30, 2008

Photo: makani5
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.

Comments:
Gene
October 1, 2008

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.
Gene

Oops...  I meant 'due' not 'do'...  Duh.
Tracy Sarich

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!
[eatingclub] va...

Kimchi and butter? Sounds delish.