When Kate Kook and her son WooJae Chung set up their Brooklyn-based kimchi business earlier this year, the initial idea was to address the lack of authentic Korean dishes available in their local area. The family's association with fermented foods dates all the way back to Kate's grandparents, so they're a pretty good authority on the classic Korean side dish, which unlike other pickled foods uses no vinegar at all.
Kook's grandfather ran a rice wine brewery in Korea back in the 1920s, and the company's Classic Kimchi recipe, made from gloriously spicy napa cabbage that comes marinated in garlic, ginger, fish sauce and red chilli pepper, has been adapted from her grandmother's original recipe.
More recently, the mother and son duo have been experimenting with slightly more unusual ingredients, resulting in spin-off 'Kimchi'd' varieties. It's a clever play on Korean tradition, where cabbage is often swapped out for other more easily accessible and seasonal ingredients - in this instance kale and beetroot.
The packaging is clean and modern, unlike a lot of other Asian foods that are available in their local supermarkets, but comes complete with traditional brown hanji (a type of Korean paper), in honour of the dish's deep historic roots.
The company's Classic Kimchi recipe, made from spicy red cabbage marinated in garlic, ginger, fish sauce and red chilli pepper, has been adapted from Kate's grandmother's original recipe
More recently, the pair have been experimenting with slightly more unusual ingredients, resulting in spin-off 'Kimchi'd' varieties, where cabbage is swapped out for kale and beetroots
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