4. Kimchi is a popular Korean dish of fermented vegetables, most commonly Napa cabbage and radish. What is the name of the earthenware fermentation vessel it was traditionally made in?
From Quiz Let's Eat South Korean Style!
Answer:
Onggi
Kimchi is a very pungent side dish and can be made from a variety of vegetables. They are salted and seasoned, often using spring onions, garlic, ginger and gochugaru, a Korean chilli powder. Sometimes jeotgal, a salted seafood, is also added. Prior to contemporary refrigeration methods, the vegetables were placed in an onggi, which was buried in the ground to reduce overfermentation during the summer and to prevent the contents freezing during the winter. Special kimchi terraces called jangdokdae were also constructed to store the onggi. Like other fermented foods, kimchi is considered to be very beneficial to gut health, as the fermentation process produces large quantities of desirable micro-organisms.
Red Crew's smpdit is partial to kimchi, but hasn't been successful in making her own.. Yet.