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kimchi
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kim·chi also kim·chee  (kmch)
n. pl. kim·chis also kim·chees
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

[Korean kimch'i, from Old Korean timchoi : Middle Chinese trhim, to soak, steep + Middle Chinese tshoj, tshaj, vegetable, greens.]


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Chinese and Korean-inspired kimch'i was most likely the forerunner of sauerkraut as we know it.
The mainstay of Korean cuisine is kimch'i - grated vegetables mixed with chilli, garlic and ginger and left to ferment.
 
 
 
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