Creamy leek pasta

Kimchi paste base

Today is kimchi day! Making kimchi using the napa cabbage 🥬 from local organic farm! Below is the kimchi paste base and that will the topic of the day: how to make kimchi paste base. There are many different ways of making kimchi paste and this happens to my version! I make the base by mixing pepper 🌶️ flakes (고추가루) and hot rice 🍚 porridge (쌀죽). That's it! You can try different ratios. It all depends on your taste preference!! Below are photos of kimchi making process. After the base has cooled, you can add the following to complete the paste: garlic 🧄, ginger, fish sauce and sugar if needed! Kimchi is an art, meaning you have to eventually come up with your own through practice and it would be all worth it in the end!!
Happy cooking!
Young Jin Michelle 

Kimchi paste base
Kimchi paste base with rice porridge and pepper flakes

Kimchi paste Ingredients
Kimchi Ingredients:garlic, ginger, and fish sauce


Kimchi paste ready with garlic, ginger, fish sauce and some dried mango pieces
Kimchi paste ready with some dried mango pieces for sweetness


Kimchi ready to eat as a salad
Kimchi salad ready garnished with seseme seeds