Kimchi Making Day - Sunday, October 9th, 1-5pm

Join us in celebrating Korea's most famous dish: Kimchi!

• Look forward to Kimchi making demonstrations, Korean sample classes, and food catered by local restaurants.
• More information about the programming will be available soon.
• This event is free but bring some cash so that you can sample traditional Korean dishes.
• Please RSVP by sending a quick note to Jennifer (jennifer@workforcelanguageservices.com)

Cathy2 wrote:HI,

I am attending the first hour, then leaving to another event. I forgot I was supposed to be somewhere else.

Regards,

Pie-love wrote:Please do post any tips you find. I have been making my own kimchi, but would love to take it to the next level.

http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32660

I especially welcome suggestions on how to eat up all that kimchi!

Jen

Thank you for your RSVP for Kimchi Day. We are very excited to have you at our cultural event. The event schedule is as follows:

1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Kimchi Sampling (sampling will continue throughout the event)
1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Adult Korean Sample Class
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Kids Korean Sample Class
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Kimchi Making Demo
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Kids Korean Sample Class
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Adult Korean Sample Class
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Korean Games

October 9th is Hangul Day, a Korean holiday celebrating the invention of the Korean alphabet. We will be having Hangul writing available throughout the day at one of our center's booths. Please stop by to have your name written in Korean. You can also learn about writing Hangul in ink with a traditional calligraphy pen.

Korean language sample classes for adults will introduce you to the Korean alphabet, along with common greetings, numbers, and restaurant language. These lessons are 30 minutes long, and you can join during the the two time slots we will be offering during the event.

For kids, we will be offering Korean language classes that are fun and immersion based. The teacher will teach the kids how to count, names of common food items, and read from a story book. The kids' room will be open throughout the event for the kids to play in.

The Kimchi tasting will introduce you to various types of kimchi from different local makers. Enjoy the samples with some rice, kimbap, and tea. If you are interested in learning how to make kimchi at home, the demo will explain the ingredients you'll need, and how to assemble them to create the dish.

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday.

Thank you for attending Kimchi Day at Multilingual Chicago. We hope that you learned something new about Korean culture, and had fun in the process. The demo was especially fun for me, since I've never cooked in public before.

If you weren't able to make it to the event, but are interested in making your own kimchi or learning about how the assembling process works, please check out this great video from Emily Barney, whose blog, The Kitchen Tourist, documents her adventures in cooking from recipes around the world. She also has some great recipes for Korean Kimchi potato Pancakes and Kimchi Stew for making use of kimchi.