no.63 130702 Thank you for the kimchi I made

My first yeolmu kimchi was a success!

I made my first kimchi. You might recall that last week, I attempted to make yeolmu kimchi for the first time in my life. When I tasted it last week, the taste was questionable. It was spicy from all the red pepper and garlic I put in, and it definitely needed more salt. I put a lot of effort in it so I was hoping for a good result. So it left me in a big disappointment when the kimchi didn't taste right. I kept encouraging myself that it was a good try and I'll make it better next time. After fermenting, I stored the kimchi in the fridge and didn't bother taking it out to try it again until yesterday.

 

I opened the kimchi container, picked up one yeolmu with my hand and tried it. Surprise, surprise. I couldn't believe what it tasted like so I tried another one. Still unable to believe it, I got my dad to try as well. It actually tasted okay! I got super excited, I wanted to stop making the instant noodle that I was cooking, but it was too late as I have already placed the noodles in the boiling water (I had just gotten home and didn't feel like eating anything else). My dad said he will eat the noodles so I started making yeolmu bibimbap, which you can see in yesterday's post. My dad and I ended up sharing both the noodles and the bibimbap.

 

I'm thankful for the kimchi I made. I'm glad it turned out well and it's actually edible! Thanks mom for the recipe and calling me late at night to give me the instructions. As I was eating kimchi today, I thought of one question - would I have learned to make kimchi at my age if I was living in Korea? Probably not because I would be eating the kimchi made by my mom or my grandmas. In that case, I probably wouldn't know how to cook at all. Well, unless I'm married or living on my own. But even so, I have many people who can make kimchi for me - I wouldn't bother making kimchi at home.

 

I'm going to try to start working on 'In my kitchen' section of my blog in the weeks to follow. I haven't decided on what recipe to share yet. It might be this yeolmu kimchi or could be something else.