To the uninitiated, kimchi often presents a fearsome front: It’s usually fiery red, dripping in pepper, and redolent of garlic, ginger and the tang of fermentation. Open a jar and, wham, it hits you.

Korean kimchi is no longer just a simple side dish on the Korean table. Today, Korean kimchi is a symbol of national identity ...

A University of Connecticut study recently found that kimchi, a fermented cabbage dish, can lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels despite its high sodium content.

For a fast and refreshing side dish, our cucumber salad will simplify your preparation for any picnic or potluck. Today we are mixing cucumbers with spicy, store-bought kimchi to create a unique dish ...

I love how my cooking business binds me to the seasons. The seasons change, and I fall in line. August provides me more work than I can complete in a day; late January cuts me some slack. Every year I ...

QINGDAO, China — Only two years ago, Jo Sung-gu was riding the kimchi craze. The stocky manager of a kimchi factory here could barely keep up with orders for Korea’s fiery national dish. The blood-red ...

Sandor Katz is so intimately associated with the making of sauerkraut that he has adopted “Sandorkraut” as his nom de cuisine. The author of the book “Wild Fermentation”, Katz is a guru of sorts, ...

Editor’s note: The annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students is a two-week intensive course in journalism. Based at San Jose State University’s Spartan Daily newsroom, Mosaic ...

Spicy cocktails have been trending for years and, thankfully, they've proven to be much more than a passing fad. People continue to come up with new and innovative ways to bring a kick of heat to ...

At this hidden gem of a market tucked away in north Phoenix, onigiri are hand-folded each morning and a huge variety of fresh ...