Kimchi in my Brain

Well, you can't have a blog about Korea without atleast one post about kimchi! Kimchi is the national dish of Korea and it is served with nearly every meal: breakfast, lunch and supper. No matter what you order at a restaraunt, you are sure to be served a little bowl of kimchi on the side. There are many different types of kimchi so sometimes you will be served 2 or 3 types with one meal. MMMMMMMMM!

Kimchi is fermented spicy cabbage that looks decievingly like lasagna. That just about says it all, doesn't it? This advert for kimchi should clear up any questions:



Mmmmmm fermented. Mmmmmmm fishy. Poor Dayna used to really enjoy kimchi until she found out there was fish in it. Vegetarians have a rough go in Korea. Some of us at the school really like it... well Jo likes it. Melodie will pick at it sometimes, but she really likes kimchi jigae (a kimchi soup). I have no comment as I do not wish to offend any of you die hard kimchi fans out there.

Still, kimchi is a national facination- and it is supposed to be one of the healthiest foods in the world. In Korea you can buy kimchi chocolates, kimchi rice, kimchi stew, and even kimchi toys,. Above is the white radish kimchi, which is briny and popular at fried chicken places. But before I end this post you have to watch this video randomly found on youtube (thank you, Hannah). It's the cutest thing in the world- an ESL class performing a song they wrote dedicated to kimchi. The teacher is clearly fantastic. It's just a kimchi world and we're living in it, people!



lyrics:

"kimchi in the bathroom, kimchi in the sky,

kimchi on the rollercoaster even in july

kimchi in the backseat, kimchi on the plane,

kimchi in my underwear, kimchi in my brain

kimchi on a lawyer, kimchi teaches math,

kimchi makes you smarter and then gives you a bath

kimchi rain is falling, it makes me feel so good...

if i had more kimchi, i'd make a kimchi world

planets made of kimchi, kimchi in my boots,

i only eat my kimchi, i never eat my fruits

kimchi kimchi kimchi
kimchi kimchi kim
kimchi kimchi kimchi
kimchi kimchi kim"