Have you tried Kimchi?

My wife loves it.

I cannot stand it.

Yes, we have arguments when she wants to buy a jar of the stuff.

My 1st sargent loaned me to the Blue Dragon division in Vietnam. When I showed, they said, "You must be hungry. Here's some of our traditional eats." When I raised the kimchee I saw everyone watching from the corner of their eyes. I thought, "Oh, I am going to know pain." It has the scovile number of molten lava.

So I had to eat and smile. When I asked for some hot sauce, I was in! To my sargent's dissapointment they treated me like royalty, and returned me in working order at the end of the operation.

I've loved Korean food ever since. Living in Northern VA there is plenty of choice. There is a Korean grocery in Sterling VA with what can only be described as a wall o' kimchee. More types and brands than you can shake a (chop) stick at.

It'd be fun if one of the local resturants offered a kimchee tasting menu!

I like Kimchi but I don't want it in everything. My mother-in-law made some Kimchi mandu that had so much Kimchi in it that was all I could taste.

My favorite: Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi Sobagi) 오이소박이

I do like:
Kimchi Bokumbop (Fried Rice) 김치볶음밥

Kimchi Chigae with Tuna (chamchi chigae) 김치찌개

Kimchi Jjim 김치찜 (Kimchi with large cunks of pork). Like this http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/...3b733dba_b.jpg

Kimchi is good on hot dogs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGp1JgYvTNw

I can live off Spring Onion Kimchi.

Strangely, my Korean GF can't stand the spring onion variation.

kimchi jjigae (or however you want to spell it) is always good. I like mine with spam. And yes, like hawaiians, koreans love their spam.

I'm low maintenance - a baechu kimchi (cabbage kimchi) fan with oysters or fish juice (ehkjut?). Not too old, fairly fresh, with My wife prefers kkakdugi and chongak kimchi (both radish kimchis). My kids will eat mool kimchi (water kimchi, not spicy at all), although they'd both prefer to just eat raw bell peppers and lettuce

What is that, pah kimchi? My wife HATES pah (green onions), although she makes our kids eat it, lol

Far away from much kimchi (and only one small "semi-Korean' restaurant locally, I love kimchi, even attempting to make it at home with decent results....

Modest exposure to : Kimchi from Chinese/Napa cabbage, Daikon Kimchi, and Green/Spring Onion Kimchi (which is reaaly tasty on a hamburger!).

Thanks to Uncle Sam I spent a year north of Seoul and was introduced to Kimchi along with a myriad of other Korean specialties - Soju to be one. Summer or winter variety, I do like kimchi

Really, I gotta try that.

Kimchi fried rice topped with a fried egg (I prefer sunny side up). ^

Kimchi fried rice rocks especially with a fried egg and bulgogi.

I usually ask for 3rds of Kimchi when I have korean bbq since it goes great with bulgogi and white rice.

Had a fantastic Daicon radish kimchi a few weeks ago in London - I think it's my new favorite.

I like the looks of that. I have a jar of kimchi in my cabinet that's been there a while. I'm usually not scared of food and now I'm inspired.

+1, love the cabbage and daikon kimchi. My mom can eat a third of a jar of kimchi at one sitting!!

Interestingly, I was at an international exchange one time several years ago and it was quite funny to see Thai people eat the hottest thai chili's and think nothing of it but when they tried kimchi they howled at how hot it was. The same for the Koreans, they ate the hottest kimchi yet when they tried the thai chilis they too were howling. Made for a very fun evening!! I found both to be super hot but super tasty.

I like the water variety. Although sometimes I could go for some jjigae. I sometimes make a stir-fry with it with bacon...not in the dorms though, it makes the fridge smell like 3 month old wet gym sock.