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3rd Kimchi Road - Cabbage Kimchi Making
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- 이보람
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- 2012-11-27
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By: Leigh Hellman
The November 11th Gwangju Kimchi Road at Gwangju Kimchi Town was a fantastic experience! During this workshop, we learned how to make Fusion Cabbage Kimchi (양배추 김치). Because Korean cabbage (배추) is difficult or expensive to buy in many foreign countries, Koreans who lived abroad developed this method to make kimchi from common foreign cabbage. So if you want to eat kimchi, this kind of kimchi might be easier to make in your home country!
When I signed up for this workshop, I was a little worried. It was early on a Saturday morning and I was nervous that it might be a lot of work to make kimchi. But it was so much simpler than I expected! Honestly, I think many people (Koreans and foreigners) would be able to learn the basics of how to make kimchi easily. We also watched a very helpful presentation from a Kimchi Factory Chef that gave us a clear idea of what we were going to do before we started making our own kimchi in teams.
The Fusion Cabbage Kimchi was crunchier than the regular Korean Cabbage Kimchi but it had the same delicious Gwangju flavor! And making it was a fun experience to get to bond with other foreigners and learn more about Korean cooking.
The workshop included a brief history of kimchi at the Kimchi Museum and a sample of our handmade kimchi to take home and enjoy—all for free! I highly recommend Gwangju Kimchi Road as a hand-on opportunity to engage with an important and tasty part of Korean culture!
Next Kimchi Road is Korean style cabbage Kimchi Making. You can see the details in the poster below. If you want to participate in more meaningful program, please do not miss this chance.
>> If you want to join the last Kimchi Road, please click here to sing up.
