Sebenarnya, dah lama sangat nak tulis blog pasal kimchi....tapi masa begitu cepat berlalu bila urusan keluarga berada di tangga No. 1 dalam jadual harian... :)
Ramai pun yang tahu resepi dan cara membuat kimchi melalui Pakcik 'google' atau 'youtube'. Sebenarnya, tak jauh beza pun :)...ala..macam kita buat sambal belacan, macam2 stail ada. Kimchi pun camtu jugak!!
Ini saya copy paste sedikit dari wikipedia.com tentang pebezaan rasa kimchi mengikut daerah2 di Korea.
Regions
This regional classification dates back to 1960s and contains plenty of historical facts, but the current kimchi-making trends in Korea are generally different from those mentioned below.[11]
- Hamgyeong-do (Upper Northeast): Due to its proximity to the ocean, people in this particular region use fresh fish and oysters to season their kimchi.
- Hwanghae-do (Midwest): The taste of kimchi in Hwanghae-do is not bland but not extremely spicy. Most kimchi from this region has less color since red chili flakes are not used. The typical kimchi for Hwanghae-do is called pumpkin kimchi (bundi).
- Gyeonggi-do (Lower Midwest of Hwanghae-do)
- Chungcheong-do (Between Gyeonggi-do and Jeolla-do): Instead of using fermented fish, people in the region rely on salt and fermentation to make savory kimchi. Chungcheong-do has the most varieties of kimchi.
- Gangwon-do (South Korea)/Kangwon-do (North Korea) (Mideast): In Gangwon-do, kimchi is stored for longer periods. Unlike other coastal regions in Korea, kimchi in this area does not contain much salted fish.
- Jeolla-do (Lower Southwest): Salted yellow corvina and salted butterfish are used in this region to create different seasonings for kimchi.
- Gyeongsang-do (Lower Southeast): This region's cuisine is saltier and spicier. The most common seasoning components include haszing duu and myeolchijeot (멸치젓) which produce a briny and savory flavor.
- Foreign countries: In some places of the world people sometimes make kimchi with western cabbage and many other alternative ingredients such as broccoli.[12][13]
(Credit to Wikipedia)
Since my mom dari Daegu, Korea Selatan (lepas tu pindah ke Seoul), agak2 je la dari daerah mane ye :). Sebab tu le ada kimchi yang masin, pedas, kurang pedas, ada tambah sos ikan, sos udang, oyster sauce...macam2 lagi lah. So, pilih je yang selera dengan citarasa kita :).
Nanti saya sertakan gambar kimchi yang dah dibuat...ibu saya selalunya lebih suka gunakan serbuk cili dari Korea...so my samchon (pakcik) Zakaria la yang tolong poskan cili dari Korea. Sekarang dah banyak dah boleh dapat kat Ampang. Mungkin selera ibu yang lebih kuat ke arah Korea la kut, dia cuba cari jugak seberapa banyak bahan yang dekat dengan rasa Kimchi arwah halmeni (nenek) :-(. Apa2pun, ok aje kalau nak guna serbuk cili kita.