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kimchi

kimchi

15 3.4
A spicy Korean dish made from fermented cabbage and other vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪm.tʃi/
translation icon : kimchi
  • No Korean meal is complete without kimchi, the pungent, piquant cabbage-based side dish.
  • make kimchi
  • spicy kimchi
  • rice and kimchi

But I'm a big fan of coleslaw and kimchi, that kind of thing.

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Examples

  • I will send you the kimchi recipe through email. Also, make your own sauerkraut with the cabbage.

    Blog text (17)
  • There was roast beef and potatoes made specially, as well as kimchi and the usual side dishes for anyone who wanted.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I make my own kimchi!

  • Now I'm thinking of making kimchi chicken.

  • Korean people usually make a lot of kimchi for the winter season.

    Blog text (29)
  • At night, she made a supper of rice soup and kimchi and sat eating with the old man and the boy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Landwehr-Brown discovered that kimchi, a national dish of Korea, has deep cultural and social significance.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Add the chopped kimchi with its juice in the pan, cooking over medium-high heat.

    Blog text (20)
  • Everyone's kimchi tastes different, and when you get used to your mom's kimchi, then no one else's kimchi.

    Blog text (20)
  • You could use any type of kimchi, and the more sour and fermented, the better the flavor.

Synonyms

sauerkraut
vskimchi
19 3.8

A food of shredded cabbage fermented in salt water and eaten as a sour side dish

is a spicier vegetable dish served as food rather than only a condiment
kraut
vskimchi
4 5.3

Cabbage that people leave in salt until it becomes sour and eat as a side

is a spicier seasoned Korean vegetable ferment rather than plain cabbage
homemade kimchi
vskimchi
3.8

A spicy Korean vegetable dish made at home by fermenting vegetables

is the widely prepared traditional Korean version not limited to home cooking

Compounds

A spicy Korean vegetable dish made at home by fermenting vegetables

How Spicy

habanero
4 4.9
hot sauce
34 1.0
kimchi
15 3.4
sauerkraut
19 3.8
coleslaw
30 1.8

Surface Forms

kimchi singular
kimchis plural

Etymology

The word kimchi comes from the Korean words gimchi and earlier chimchae, which meant 'salted or preserved vegetables'. So, like the English word 'pickle', kimchi is a spicy, preserved vegetable dish.