DISH RESEARCH · Side dish
Baechu Kimchi
Also known as: 배추김치
Whole-leaf napa cabbage kimchi with gochugaru, radish, fish sauce and fermented salted shrimp.
About Baechu Kimchi
Baechu kimchi is represented here by Maangchi's traditional tongbaechu version, with cabbage leaves kept attached in quarters. Her recipe distinguishes this whole-leaf style from her chopped and emergency versions.
Gochugaru brings chilli heat, while garlic, ginger and onion add pungency. Fish sauce and fermented salted shrimp supply savoury depth; fermentation develops the sourness over time.
The cabbage carries a red seasoning paste with radish, carrot and scallion. Asian chives and minari are optional, and the source also permits eating the kimchi freshly seasoned.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Crustaceans.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Baechu Kimchi
Maangchi's traditional whole-leaf napa cabbage kimchi.
- Napa cabbageBase · Cabbage
- Kosher saltSeasoning · Cabbage
- WaterLiquid · Rice porridge and cabbage washing
- Sweet rice flourBinder · Rice porridge
- Turbinado sugarSweetener · Rice porridge
- Korean radishBase · Vegetables
- CarrotBase · Vegetables
- Green onions (scallions)Aromatic · Vegetables
- Asian chives (buchu)Aromatic · Vegetables · Optional
- Water dropwort (minari)Aromatic · Vegetables · Optional
- GarlicAromatic
- GingerAromatic
- OnionAromatic
- Fish sauceSeasoning
- Fermented salted shrimp with brine (saeujeot)Seasoning
- Gochugaru (red pepper flakes)Seasoning
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Napa cabbage: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit porridge water and method washing water.
- Sweet rice flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Glutinous rice flour identity; glutinous does not identify wheat.
- Turbinado sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Turbinado option selected rather than brown or white sugar.
- Korean radish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Korean radish selected rather than daikon alternative.
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green onions (scallions): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Asian chives (buchu) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Garlic-chive candidate for buchu; optional chives selected rather than additional scallion substitution.
- Water dropwort (minari) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source specifies Korean culinary minari; broader named candidate does not independently verify botanical identity.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fish sauce: Fish. Fish species and additional product formula unspecified.
- Fermented salted shrimp with brine (saeujeot): Crustaceans. Broader salted-shrimp candidate; fermented saeujeot and brine specified, additional product formula unresolved.
- Gochugaru (red pepper flakes): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
Origins & food traditions
Korean whole-leaf napa-cabbage kimchi tradition.
Countries
- North KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Korean Cuisine
- North Korean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.