I've never seen the real vegetable before kiam chye. I found that mustard green at the market. It sort of looks like cabbage. So, brining this with salt and fermenting it would yield kiam chye I suppose. It does seem quite simple to make compared to Korea's ubiquitous t'ong paech'u kimchi -napa cabbage chili kimchi. I wonder how many of the household in Singapore still make kiam chye from scratch. My mom still makes japanese pickles (pickled in fermented rice bran) by herself and I used to make pickles as a kid. Anyways, this braised kiam chye (2nd foto) is a perfect condiment for Teochew Muay and Bak Kut Teh.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Kiam Chye 咸菜
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