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Peter A

In article . com>,
says...
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> DWACON wrote:
> > Anyone got a recipe?
> >
> > Just from taste, I gather it contains vinegar, sugar and ginger to pickle
> > the raw cabbage.
> >
> > Am I close?
>
> If the other posters are correct and it is Kimchee it has those plus
> hot peppers, lots of garlic, the odd bit of squid and ??? what am I
> forgetting?
>
> Any decent Asian shop should have a jar or two.
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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>

Kimchee can be quite varied with cabbage and red pepper the only two
constants. Ginger, other vegetables, dried seafood - you name it, you'll
find it in kimchee at one time or another.

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Peter Aitken
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