How to Use kimchi in a Sentence

kimchi

noun
  • Spread the kimchi over the cheese, right to the edges of the bread.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 19 July 2021
  • The kimchi is cool and spicy, while the cheese sauce is gooey and salty.
    Natalie Wade, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2019
  • The trick is to saute the kimchi in butter to soften the funk.
    Erin Booke, sacbee, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Sprinkle the flour over the kimchi, stir, and cook for 1 minute.
    Kim Sunée, Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The kimchi and thin slices of fish cake give you a break from the savory main dish.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Spread kimchi over toast and top each with a poached egg.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Serve with soy sauce and sesame oil, or chopped kimchi.
    New York Times, 1 May 2020
  • Serve with hot cooked rice and kimchi or sauerkraut to round out the meal.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2019
  • A few years later, when the South End eatery switched to a fried fish and kimchi taco, the dish took off.
    Peggy Hernandez, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The kimchi fried rice, adobo fried rice and mushroom toast at République.
    Jeff Gordinier The New York Times Mark Bittman The New York Times Mark Bittman, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2016
  • My mom would put kimchi and all kinds of toppings on it.
    Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2017
  • The crab had been dead for only three hours and the kimchi had been stewing for three years.
    Mitch Goldich, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Stir together the oil, kimchi and vinegar in one of the bowls.
    Danielle Guercio, The Seattle Times, 21 July 2017
  • To serve, pour 1/2 cup kimchi sauce into each of four bowls.
    Eleanore Park, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2018
  • Add the kimchi and cook, stirring, to heat through, about 2 minutes longer.
    Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Spicy kimchi and spicy-sweet gochujang make this stew hot.
    Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Cool kimchi is a great way to spice up a salad or sandwich, or just to eat on its own.
    Olivia Hall, The Seattle Times, 13 Aug. 2018
  • To drive the point home, Chang brings out a platter of hot dogs for him and Colbert, some with sauerkraut and some with kimchi.
    Luke Darby, GQ, 3 May 2018
  • Put all the other kimchi ingredients in a blender and blitz to a paste.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
  • Their kimchi caught the wave of gut-friendly probiotic foods to emerge in the mid 2010s.
    oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Any good kimchi starts with a healthy head of nappa cabbage.
    Dami Lee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2019
  • The pillowy-soft dumplings are filled with pork and kimchi, pork and vegetables or sweet red bean.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
  • And Seoul’s culinary scene has more than bibimbap and kimchi.
    Mari Uyehara, GQ, 4 Oct. 2017
  • The tofu kimchi starter ($9.50) made for a spicy counterpoint to the chicken.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Mustache Joe and Adrienne made fried mac and cheese, miso glazed St. Louis style ribs with kale slaw and kimchi aioli.
    Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The kimchi and spicy mayo give the dish pep, while the avocado, salmon, and rice taste nourishing and homey.
    Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Stir in the kimchi, mushrooms, gochugaru and cook, stirring until the gochujang starts to stick to the bottom of the pan, about 5 minutes.
    ExpressNews.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Think kimchi bacon mac and cheese and gochujang sour cream.
    Erin Booke, sacbee, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The salty, crunchy slices taste sort of like kimchi without the heat, lending acidity to each bite.
    Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Far fewer of us would nurture a scoby and make kimchi and sour pickles at home without this book and his passion.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023

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