Kimchi is a not delicious food.
As sushi of Japan, or pasta of Italy, kimchi is the most representative food of South Korea. These days, South Korean entertainment is so popular. Therefore, people are becoming more interested in South Korean food. But people do not know how to eat kimchi, or that it is not a main dish in South Korea. Also, kimchi is a fermented food, so your first time eating it can seem a little gross. Surprisingly, even many South Koreas children hate eating Kimchi. Yes, beginning to eat kimchi may not be a smooth process. So how you can eat kimchi deliciously? Here are a couple ways.
- Eat with meat, especially pork.
As I said, kimchi is usually not a main dish. However, if you eat with meat, kimchi will add much more flavor.
Not only kimchi but also Korean BBQ is very famous food in South Korea. Sometimes, Korean BBQ can be very rich in flavor, however if you eat with kimchi, the kimchi flavor will help balance the strong, rich flavor of the meat.
- Cook food with kimchi
There are lots of ways to cook with kimchi, such as kimchi fried rice, kimchi noodles, and kimchi stew. Those foods provide an easier approach to kimchi (and can be more delicious). I introduced my kimchi nachos recipe here, and it will be great kimchi food!
- Eat with ramen (especially Japanese ramen or Korean ramen)
Ramen is one of the major foods in South Korea. However, some people hate eating only ramen. They want to eat ramen with Kimchi because the combination will provide you with very positive (delicious) synergy. South Korean spicey ramen, black bean noodle ramen, and some fried ramens will be great with kimchi.
- Eat with Korean stews, like jigae or gook
Stew is one of the major and affordable foods in South Korea. Korean stews with kimchi, especially gakdoki (깍두기) or chonggak kimchi (총각 김치), will make you happy.
- Eat with juk
When South Korean people are sick, many people recommend eating juk (죽) which is very similar to soup. However, certain types of juk can be bland, and eating with kimchi will add more flavor.
- Eat with tofu
One of the famous food is called Kimchi Tofu in South Korea and people eat this food with a soju or makgeolli
Basically Kimchi is not good eat themselves. Kimchi will be great with other foods.
There are more specific ways you can eat Kimchi more deliciously. You can explore more Kimchi relative recipes.
Thank you for reading!