我的盈盈哈韩，从流行歌曲，连续剧，服装以至食物，她都爱。
每一次和她一起逛超市，到了冷藏部，她总想唆使我买韩国泡菜。尽管韩国泡菜不便宜，我偶尔也买给她吃，重点是她还落力唆使我在家做泡菜。
多年前，在大长今风靡亚洲时，盈盈的爸爸去韩国公干，就带了好些食谱回来给我。为了让她开心，我一页页的翻开了封尘已久的珍藏，认认真真地再做起了泡菜。
Ingredient
Korean cabbage 2.5kg
Radish 120g
Carrot 60g
Spring onion 5 stalks or more
Sea salt (coarse salt)
Chilli paste - click HERE
Method
Cut Korean cabbage into desired size.
Wash and drain away excess water, let dry.
Peel and slice radish, cut the radish into strips. Repeat this step to prepare carrot strips.
Clean spring onion, cut into desired size.
Meanwhile, apply sea salt on every leaves of Korean cabbage.
Turn over the cabbage pieces every 30 minutes.
When the Korean cabbage becomes flexible but remain crunchy, it is time to wash away the sea salt, let dry before moving on to the next step.
Mix radish, carrot and spring onion with chilli paste to form kimchi paste.
Place one piece of Korean cabbage on a flat surface, begin with the last leaf, rub on small amount of kimchi paste.
Progress to rub kimchi paste to another leaf of cabbage. Repeat this step until all leaves are rubbed with kimchi paste.
Roll the cabbage into a piece, place it into a container that is able to contain all cabbage.
Make sure you fit the cabbage pieces closely next to each other, with as little gap as possible.
Seal the container, leave it in room temperature for fermentation approximately 24-36 hours. Light bubbling is a sign of fermentation.
After that, storage the container in fridge. Kimchi will continue to ferment, but at a slower pace.
Once the kimchi flavour matures to your liking, it is time to enjoy.
For step-by-step video of kimchi assembly, please click HERE.
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