Fermentation

Jang, kimchi and the living cultures behind Korean cooking: doenjang, gochujang, ganjang, kimchi, vinegar and cheonggukjang, and how to choose jars with live cultures.

A row of earthenware onggi jars half-buried in the snowy yard of an old Korean farmhouse in winter light
Kimchi Was Red for Only the Last Third of Its History

A 1145 chronicle mentions pickle jars. Chili peppers reached Korea around 1600 and took a [...]

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