How To Make Kimchi

"Learn how to make kimchi with this simple recipe so you can enjoy this popular Korean delicacy at home any time! Kimchi is a traditional Korean fermented vegetable dish typically served as a side dish. It consists of vegetables mixed with red pepper flakes and other seasonings—which give its red color and spicy taste that is it famous for. It has a complex flavor—spicy, sour, sweet, umami—which can vary depending on the recipe. Kimchi is prepared through fermentation, a process of preserving vegetables. It was traditionally done by storing them in large earthenware crocks or pots made from terra cotta and buried in the ground to moderate the temperature. Today, however, they are normally fermented in refrigerators."