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homemade kimchi

homemade kimchi

3.8
A spicy Korean vegetable dish made at home by fermenting vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈhoʊmˌmeɪd ˈkɪmˌtʃi/
translation icon : kimchi casero
  • She brought a jar of homemade kimchi to the potluck, and everyone loved how spicy and tangy it was.

Examples

  • After fermenting for a week, the homemade kimchi developed a rich flavor that perfectly complemented our dinner.

  • I made homemade kimchi using a traditional family recipe that includes napa cabbage and chili pepper.

  • This is my Taco with egg and beef, homemade kimchi, and homemade pickled celery, jalapeno and radish.

Surface Forms

homemade kimchi singular
homemade kimchis plural

Morphology

homemade + kimchi

The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'homemade' (prepared at home) and 'kimchi' (a spicy fermented vegetable dish), so the overall sense 'kimchi prepared at home' is directly derivable from the parts. The adjective+noun pattern for foods is cross-linguistically common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand this MWE.

Etymology

The noun homemade kimchi comes from the long practice of families making kimchi at home, packing vegetables into jars and letting them sit to get a strong taste. So today homemade kimchi means 'kimchi made at home with a family's own recipe'.