Kimchi is the one Korean food that I was still buying in jars because I was afraid to make it. But I don’t know why. Fermenting is spectacularly easy and the food is SO MUCH BETTER than anything from the store.
I used fish sauce for mine, as I can barely stand to handle shrimp paste. Since my family is Hawaiian (Asian melting pot), our family cooking culture naturally includes tons of Asian food. I think the only reason I go so heavy on the Korean is because so many of my favorite Chinese, Thai and Japanese recipes are noodle based. It’s been a bit more of a learning curve to transition those cuisines and frankly, even the flavor profiles can trigger dumpling cravings in me. My name is Brandy and I’m a dim sum addict.
I made a batch of sauerkraut recently as well, but didn’t snap a photo. Also delicious. 