배추김치Kimchi (Cabbage Kimchi)

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bae-chu gim-chi
Spicy
Side dishes (banchan)

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Fermented napa cabbage with chili, garlic and ginger. Served free as a side dish with almost every Korean meal.

Usual recipe onlyEverything on this page is the typical recipe. It never tells you a restaurant's dish is safe; for that, check the restaurant menu or ask staff.

What's in it

7 pieces

Napa cabbage
Red chili flakes
Garlic, ginger, scallion
Fish saucemany recipes
Salted shrimpsaeujeot, many recipes
Glutinous rice paste
Sugar

Pieces follow the usual recipe. Each restaurant can differ.

Hidden ingredients

Many traditional kimchi recipes use fish sauce or salted shrimp, but recipes vary. Vegan and no-seafood versions also exist. Some regional kimchi adds raw oyster or squid, and a few factory brands use wheat flour paste. Only the kitchen or the package label can tell you which one you have.

Hidden ingredients in its usual recipe

Common allergens

Allergy-related ingredients

usually: Fish usually
usually: Shrimp & crab usually
sometimes: Squid, octopus & clams sometimes
sometimes: Wheat sometimes

Dietary restrictions (meat, alcohol, garlic and onion family, honey)

usually: Garlic, onion, scallion & chives usually

Gluten (for gluten avoidance; a wheat allergy is listed above)

sometimes: Gluten (wheat, barley, rye) sometimes

Cross-contact: shared oil, grills and tools are not covered by any recipe. Ask staff.

Not vegan as usually made.
Not vegetarian as usually made.

Good to know

Vegan kimchi (Buddhist temple style or labelled vegan) exists but is uncommon in restaurants. Ask, and check the ingredients.

General tip, not based on your settings. Your own order sentence is under "Questions to ask staff". Removing a visible ingredient does not guarantee that sauces, stock, seasonings or shared equipment are free from it.

Questions to ask staff

Point to the Korean. Set what you avoid to get your own questions.

생선 들어가나요?
Is there fish in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
새우, 게 들어가나요?
Is there shrimp/crab in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
마늘·양파·파·부추 들어가나요?
Is there garlic, onion, scallion, chives in it? (core: part of the base, broth or main ingredient)
오징어, 문어, 조개, 굴 들어가나요?
Is there squid/clam in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
밀 들어가나요?
Is there wheat in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
글루텐 들어가나요?
Is there gluten in it? (in some recipes; depends on the kitchen)
국물이나 양념에도 들어가나요?
Is it in the broth or the seasoning too?

These are general questions about this dish. Set what you avoid to get a Korean order sentence for you. We never ask staff to leave out things you didn't choose. Set my needs

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