Varieties
Gat-kimchi
갓김치
Mustard leaf — peppery and sharp. A Jeolla speciality that only improves with age.
- Main vegetable
- Mustard leaf
- Season
- Winter
- Chilli
- Yes
- Best at
- Aged
Mustard greens, purple-stemmed and naturally peppery, seasoned heavily and left to sit. A Jeolla province speciality, and Yeosu gat in particular is the version people travel for.
The mustard heat is a different sensation from chilli heat — it goes up into the nose rather than sitting on the tongue. Fermentation rounds it without removing it.