kimchi

or kim·chee

[ kim-chee ]

noun

1. Korean Cooking. a spicy pickled or fermented mixture containing cabbage, onions, and sometimes fish, variously seasoned, as with garlic, horseradish, red peppers, and ginger.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kimchi¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Korean kimch'i, hypercorrection of cimch'i, earlier timchoy, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese chén “steeped” + cày “vegetables”

Example Sentences

It is what makes beer and wine possible, and has long been used to whip up kitchen-table fixtures such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and yogurt.

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Fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, yogurt, kefir and miso help replenish beneficial bacteria and restore gut balance.

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I've been eating a lot of roasted seaweed, dark toasted pretzels and a lot of kimchi.

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The team sourced meat, milk, vegetables and fruit from France, and airlifted 1½ tons of rice and grains and ½ ton of kimchi and seasonings from Korea.

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Unlike rice cakes, black bean paste, and kimchi, mayo was born not in Korea or anywhere else in northeast Asia, but in western Europe, where both France and Spain claim credit for its creation.

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