Korean fermented recipes

Korean cuisine has a long, rich history of fermentation going back thousands of years, and it's part of what makes Korean food distinctly Korean and incredibly delicious. These recipes range from the light and tangy to the deep and complex.

Sulppang, makgeolli bread (술빵)

Makgeolli bread

Sulppang
술빵

Tongmaneul jangajji

Whole garlic pickles

Tongmaneul jangajji
통마늘 장아찌

green onion kimchi

Green onion kimchi

Pa-kimchi
파김치

jocheong, ssaljocheong, 쌀조청

Rice syrup

Ssal-jocheong
쌀조청

kimchimariguksu (김치말이국수: cold kimchi noodle soup)

Cold kimchi noodle soup

Kimchimari-guksu
김치말이국수

siguemchijogae-doenjangguk

Soybean paste soup with spinach and clams

Sigeumchi-jogae doenjangguk
시금치조개 된장국

Kimchi-made with Chayote

Chayote kimchi

차이오티 김치

vegan kimchi (vegetarian kimchi)

Vegetarian kimchi

Chaesik-kimchi
채식김치

bok choy tofu doenjang soup

Doenjangguk with bok choy and tofu

Cheonggyeongchae dubu-doenjangguk
청경채 두부된장국

Fermented pollock roe

Myeongnanjeot
명란젓

참치김치찌개 Kimchi stew with tuna Chamchi-kimchi-jjigae

Kimchi stew with tuna

Chamchi-kimchi-jjigae
참치김치찌개

Extra-strong fermented soybean paste stew

Cheonggukjang-jjigae
청국장찌개

cheonggukjang (extra strong fermented soybean paste: 청국장)

Extra-strong fermented soybean paste

Cheonggukjang
청국장

nabak-kimchi

Vegetable and fruit water kimchi

Nabak-kimchi
나박김치

Spicy stuffed green chili pepper kimchi

Gochu-sobagi
고추소박이

guk-ganjang

Soup soy sauce

Guk-ganjang
국간장

doenjang

Fermented soybean paste

Doenjang
된장

Korean rice liquor

Makgeolli
막걸리

Yellow pickled radish

Danmuji
단무지

Green chili pepper pickles

Gochu-jangajji
고추장아찌

Napa cabbage kimchi

Tongbaechu-kimchi
통배추김치

White Kimchi

Baek-kimchi
백김치

Raw crabs marinated in soy sauce

Ganjang-gejang
간장게장

Radish water kimchi

Dongchimi
동치미

gochujang

Hot pepper paste

Gochujang
고추장

Ponytail kimchi

Chonggak-kimchi
총각김치

Cubed radish kimchi

Kkakdugi
깍두기

salty fermented squid

Fermented squid side dish

Ojingeojeot
오징어젓

Easy kimchi (Mak-kimchi 막김치)

Easy-to-make kimchi

Mak-kimchi
막김치

Rice punch

Sikhye
식혜

Spicy stuffed cucumber kimchi

Oisobagi kimchi
오이소박이 김치

Napa cabbage kimchi and radish kimchi

Baechu-kimchi, kkakdugi
배추김치, 깍두기