My First Acquaintance with Gim-bap

Lee Anne has made us 9 rolls of Gim-bap. For some reasons, my mind was still thinking of them sushi.

As it turns out, Gim-bap or Gimbap or kimbap is a popular Korean dish, similar to sushi, in the sense of preparing for ingredients such as gim (seaweed sheet), steamed white rice mixed with salt, vinegar and sugar, spinach, danmuji (pickled daikon radish), fish, eggs, etc. The taste is also similar.

However there are some differences existing between Gim-bap and sushi, according to Lee Anne. Gim-bap is spiced and served with radish kimchi (무김치). Its cooked rice is sprinkled with sesame oil. The fish used in it is called fish cake, and spinach is sauteed with garlic.

A very clever way Lee Anne uses to roll Gim-Bap is cover bamboo mat with freezer bag. Once rolling is done, discard the bag and no hard washing is needed.

What a fun afternoon to see how Gim-bap is made!