Root: Historic Food for the Modern World

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A tale of two kimchis

A tale of two kimchis

(ok, one kimchi and one jar of vinegar)

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Julia Skinner
Dec 07, 2020
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A tale of two kimchis
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Kimchi, the ubiquitous Korean condiment, is probably the most famous dish from the country to non-Koreans. Most people think of the sour-and-spicy version, flecked with spicy pepper and made with cabbage, radish, and other goodies like flowering chive or grated carrot. But kimchi comes in a wide variety of flavors, textures, and ingredients (badass food…

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