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[[File:Korean Gimchi01.jpg|thumb|Cabbage Kimchi]]
<ref>{{Cite web|url="How To Make Kimchi In 5 Easy Steps".MNN - Mother Nature Network. N. p., 2016. Web. 24 May 2016|title=Kimchi|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>'''Kimchi''' ({{Korean|김치}}; {{IPA-ko|kimtɕʰi}}; {{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|k|ɪ|m|tʃ|i}}), also spelled '''kimchee''' or '''gimchi''', is a traditional [[fermentation (food)|fermented]] [[Korean cuisine|Korean]] [[banchan|side dish]] made of vegetables with many seasonings.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/317957/kimchi |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |title= kimchi}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Kim | first1 = M. | last2 = Chun | first2 = J. | year = 2005 | title = Bacterial Community Structure in Kimchi, a Korean  Vegetable Food, as Revealed by 16S rRNA Gene Analysis | url = | journal = [[International Journal of Food Microbiology]] | volume = 103 | issue = 1| pages = 91–96 }}</ref><ref name="test">{{Cite web| author = Chin, Mei |url=http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/The-Art-of-Kimchi |title=The Art of Kimchi |work = [[Saveur]] |accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref> In traditional preparation, kimchi was stored underground in jars to keep cool during the summer months and unfrozen during the winter months.<ref name="Park">{{Cite web |url=http://www.koreanconfidential.com/kimchisecurity.html |title=Kimchi & National Security |accessdate=30 March 2013}}</ref>  There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made from [[napa cabbage]], [[radish]], [[scallion]], or [[cucumber]] as a main ingredient.<ref name="A-World-of-Kimchi">{{cite web|url=http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/A-World-of-Kimchi|title=A World of Kimchi|work=SAVEUR.com|accessdate=13 September 2014}}</ref>

Kimchi is usually very strong for non-Koreans. There are many different types and Koreans typically eat kimchi in every meal. It is a staple of Korean food. Kimchi can be stored for a long time and it does not go bad easily. However, when it is exposed to hot weather for certain time, kimchi turns sour. So, it should not be put out unless it is going to be eaten soon. In Korea kimchi pots are a common sight. They are large [[terra cotta]] pots where the kimchi is stored until it can be eaten or until it [[fermentation|ferments]]. Kimchi usually takes about 2 weeks to ferment, but some varieties can be eaten right away. Some must be stored for over a year to be finished. 

The fermentation gives the kimchi a [[pickle]]-like quality and generally soggy or limp kimchi is not good.




[[File:KIMCHI.jpg|thumb|process of making kimchi, many ingredients]]
== How Kimchi is made ==
Korean people make Kimchi with different of foods such as cabbage, sea salt, garlic,radishes, ginger, red pepper, and sugar. Because Kimchi is a food that can get  along well with white rice, Kimchi is the important food. In addition, it’s easy to make and cheap to prepare with some foods. Kimchi is also sort of family pride, which means that most of Korean Women can make Kimchi. Furthermore, here is the recipe to make Kimchi. First, put cabbage in a bowl and ¼ cup of salt and rinsing off all the vegetables such as ginger, radishes. Second, put red pepper, sugar, garlic, and water to season the Kimchi. Third, mix cabbage with the sauce at a bowl. Finally, Kimchi is made made with delicious flavor.<ref>{{Cite web|url="How To Make Kimchi In 5 Easy Steps".MNN - Mother Nature Network. N. p., 2016. Web. 24 May 2016.|title=Steps|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>  But don't forget to put Kimchi on a jar to seal at the sunlight or at the cool storage. Kimchi is easy to make and easy to eat.
== Different ways to eat Kimchi in 3 ways ==

Kimchi can be eaten by different ways. For example, Kimchi can be used as a Kimchi pancakes, Mackerel Pike Kimchi Stew, and Kimchi fried rice. First of all, Kimchi pancakes are great snack in Korea especially if it’s raining. It would be kind of spicy but that’s how Koreanpeople liked about the pancake. Kimchi pancake can be cooked in two ways such as a pillowy pancake filled with chopped vegetables, or with unfurled whole cabbage leaves, for a delicate fritter.Second, Mackerel Pike Kimchi stew is for people who wanted to enjoy the hot, and spicyKimchi stew with some fishes. The fishy fish and pungent pickle make for a heady flavor pairing that attacks head-on. Thirdly, Kimchi fried rice can be eaten as a lunch, dinner, or snack.<ref>{{Cite web|url="10 Essential Kimchi Dishes". Chowhound. N. p., 2016. Web. 24 May 2016.|title=Kimchi|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>Therefore, Korean people enjoy making fried rice with Kimchi and it’s easy to make.Furthermore, Korean people eat lots of Kimchi as a dish or as a food.

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== Preparation ==

The most common variety of kimchi is made from cabbage, radish, garlic, red pepper, salt and sugar. The cabbage is soaked in salt water for a few hours. Coarse rock salt is then rubbed in between the leaves of the cabbage. Red peppers are also rubbed in and most kimchi has a lot of pepper in it.

The radish is usually cut into long thin strips and added to the mix. A little sugar is added to help the fermentation process along much in the same way [[beer]] is made.

The amounts of each ingredient vary between the type of kimchi you are making and the personal taste of the maker. Most kimchi has a special taste with shrimp or fish.

The kimchi is allowed to ferment for a period of time, usually outdoors in a large kimchi pot. It is also quite common for these pots to be buried underground. Kimchi can be kept for a long time and does not go bad. Koreans make kimchi with their families in December.

== Baechu Kimchi / Baek (white) Kimchi ==
The first Kimchi you may know, it is the most common Kimchi that Korean people eat. We call this Baechu Kimchi, or you can just call it Kimchi. In Order to make this Kimchi, prepare salted cabbages, red pepper flakes, garlic, green onion, and ginger.<ref>{{Cite web|url="Beyond The Cabbage: 10 Types Of Kimchi". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.|title=Baechu Kimchi|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> The second Kimchi is called Baek Kimchi, the word baek means white, which it already tell you that this Kimchi is a white Kimchi not red. This Kimchi was made for the people who couldn’t eat any spicy foods or side dishes. The foods for this kimchi is little different but most of the them are the same. None like a Baechu Kimchi, you put fruit such as Korean pear and you shouldn't put  red pepper flakes in it.children

== Kkakdugi (Cubed radish) Kimchi ==
The next two kimchis are made out of radish. The name of this Kimchi is Kkakdugi, it is a Kimchi that shaped like a cube and made out of radish.<ref>{{Cite web|url="Beyond The Cabbage: 10 Types Of Kimchi". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.|title=Kkakdugi|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> This Kimchi is probably Korean people’s second favorite and most common Kimchi out of these kimchis. The reason why many people love this Kimchi is because it is very juicy and crispy since it’s made out of radish. The other reason is, since Korean people’s principal foods are rice with soup juicy and crunchy Kimchi would be a perfect side dish for them.
Beyond the Cabbage: 10 Types of Kimchi

== Chonggak (Ponytail Radish) Kimchi ==
The other radish kimchi, we call it Ponytail Radish Kimchi or Chonggak Kimchi. Before I explain why we call this Kimchi a Ponytail Radish Kimchi(Chonggak Kimchi) let me explain the traditional Korean hair style were. Long time ago in ancient Korea, every guys who were unmarried had long ponytail. People in Korea call them Chonggak and this Kimchi’s name came from those people<ref>{{Cite web|url="Beyond The Cabbage: 10 Types Of Kimchi". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.|title=Chonggak|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>. The reason why people call it Chonggak is because the long ponytail of its stem looks like a Chonggak face.

== Oi Sobagi (Long stick shaped vegetable Kimchi) ==
The final Kimchi that I will introduce is made out of Long stick shaped vegetable. The name of this Kimchi is Oi Sobagi(Long stick shaped vegetable Kimchi).  It is very juicy and crunchy like Kkakdugi. Since Long stick shaped vegetable is too big to eat, Korean people slice the Long stick shaped vegetable lengthwise in quarter to make it easy to eat and more tasty. In this Kimchi, you put various vegetable, which it makes it even more crunchy.<ref>{{Cite web|url="Beyond The Cabbage: 10 Types Of Kimchi". Encyclopedia Britannica. N. p., 2016. Web. 2 June 2016.|title=Oi Sobagi|first=|last=|date=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Korean food]]
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