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{{Image|Baechu Kimchi.jpg|right|350px|Cabbage kimchi served along with other [[Banchan|Korean side dishes]].}} | {{Image|Baechu Kimchi.jpg|right|350px|Cabbage kimchi served along with other [[Banchan|Korean side dishes]].}} | ||
'''Kimchi''' (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">김치</span>), also transliterated as "kimchee", is actually a family of [[Korea|Korean]] vegetable-based [[pickle]]s. They are a basic part of Korean cuisine, with many variants, although usually strongly flavored, featuring [[garlic]] and [[pepper (fruit)|hot peppers]]. | '''Kimchi''' (<span style="font-family: Batang, Serif">김치</span>), also transliterated as "kimchee", is actually a family of [[Korea|Korean]] vegetable-based [[pickle]]s. They are a basic part of Korean cuisine, with many variants, although usually strongly flavored, featuring [[garlic]] and [[pepper (fruit)|hot peppers]]. Kimchi is used to make other Korean dishes such as [[kimchi jjigae|kimchi stew]] and [[bibimbap]]. | ||
"Summer kimchi" is made from leaves and cores of the [[cabbage]] family, while "winter kimchi" is based on white [[radish]]es of the [[daikon]] family. | "Summer kimchi" is made from leaves and cores of the [[cabbage]] family, while "winter kimchi" is based on white [[radish]]es of the [[daikon]] family. | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 21 February 2009
Kimchi (김치), also transliterated as "kimchee", is actually a family of Korean vegetable-based pickles. They are a basic part of Korean cuisine, with many variants, although usually strongly flavored, featuring garlic and hot peppers. Kimchi is used to make other Korean dishes such as kimchi stew and bibimbap.
"Summer kimchi" is made from leaves and cores of the cabbage family, while "winter kimchi" is based on white radishes of the daikon family.