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Vegetables from Korea

Kongnamul kimchi (soybean-sprout kimchi) and nokdu jangeum chimchae콩나물김치

Kongnamul kimchi is a kimchi of soybean sprouts, named in two cookbooks reviewed by Lee and Lee (1990), with a mung-bean-sprout version named in one. Soybean sprouts grow in about a week, so they were a fresh green in winter; no method text for the kimchi was found.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Kongnamul kimchi itself. Its own sources do not record how it is made, so the steps and scenes below are those of Nabak kimchi, the closest documented vegetables ferment, shown as a guide to the method, not as a record of Kongnamul kimchi.

Short entryVegetables

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo recipe found.
soybean sprouts or mung-bean sprouts
salt
seasonings

Total time across the steps of Nabak kimchi: 7 days – 32 days

Start
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What changes: Radish and cabbage are cut into thin, even squares

Step 1 of 6 · steps of Nabak kimchi
Cut radish and cabbage into thin squares
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Leuconostoc

Output: thin squares of radish and cabbage.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Kongnamul kimchi is a kimchi of soybean sprouts, named in two cookbooks reviewed by Lee and Lee (1990), with a mung-bean-sprout version named in one. Soybean sprouts grow in about a week, so they were a fresh green in winter; no method text for the kimchi was found.

What makes this one different

A rare kimchi made from bean sprouts rather than leaves or roots; sprouts also go into nabak kimchi as a cool winter green.

Related ferments

Variants

  • Nokdu jangeum chimchae (녹두장음침채)Mung-bean-sprout kimchi; 1 cookbook [LL1990].

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Kongnamul kimchi, 2 cookbooks [LL1990]. The folk museum's encyclopedia notes that soybean sprouts grow in about a week, were a winter source of vitamins and went into cool kimchi such as nabak kimchi.

  1. [LL1990] Lee Hyo-ji and Lee Hye-kyung 1990, 김치문화의 변천에 관한 문헌적 고찰 (a literature review of changes in kimchi culture; 116 kimchi and 10 kkakdugi in 61 cookbooks, 752–1984), Korean Journal of Heritage, History and Science 23, 107–133paper
  2. [nfm-kongnamul] National Folk Museum of Korea, Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture, Korean Food, Clothing and Housing (한국의식주생활사전), 콩나물; KOGL type 2, facts only; read 2026-10book