Cherrie Tree

Yeah we got fruit!
It is sour because I did not wait long enough. I am excited that we got fruit and it is getting ripe.

Perilla Plant and Gaenip Kimchi

I have posted about this in the past. This is my favorite kimchi! Yummy! It is not spicy hot like cabbage kimchi.
I planted the perilla seeds and have had a good time making and eating Gaenip Kimchi. Perilla is from the basil family. This is the only really harvest I had this year. My green pepper plant produced two small green peppers and I got a handful of cherrie tomatoes.
I am hoping Asher makes fried rice and kimchi and I will enjoy a yummy Korean meal. Asher does not care for Gaenip kimchi and so I do not have to share! :)

Gaenip Kimchi! Yummy!

After many internet searches I found one of my favorite Korean plants. You can buy it canned at Asian stores but it is not the same and I don't know everything they put into the dish. The plant is called Perilla. I purchased the seeds from http://www.kitazawaseed.com/ and they specialize in Asian vegetables. A great website. My first harvest was today. Made a soy, red pepper, garlic sauce and then washed the leaves and the coated them with the sauce and stacked them on top of each other. Finished product goes in the fridge and then tonight I can enjoy rice with my Gaenip Kimchi. I am so excited! When we lived in Seoul we lived with a Korean family. The wife taught me many things. I want to thank her for this recipe. Thanks Suk-young Kim!
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