Discover the recipe for non-spicy white Kimchi that's easy to make at home.

Here is our recipe for white kimchi, a delicious, non-spicy variation of the famous Korean dish. Follow our step-by-step instructions to learn how to make this kimchi, discover the ingredients, and find all the dry goods you need in our online Korean grocery store.

Here is a recipe often requested by our customers, white kimchi (baek kimchi), which doesn't use gochugaru, and is therefore less spicy than classic kimchi!

Time:

More than 2 hours

30 minutes for cabbage preparation + 4 to 6 hours for soaking.
30 minutes for marinade preparation and seasoning the cabbage.
10 days for fermentation.

Quantity:

About twenty small plates of kimchi.

Ingredients:

• 1 large Napa cabbage
• 200 grams of salt and about 2 liters of water
• 1 liter of dashi
• 1 ripe pear or 1 ripe apple
• 1 small onion
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 3 tablespoons grated ginger
• 2 to 3 tablespoons dried shrimp or anchovy sauce
• 2 to 3 scallions cut into pieces
• 2 green chilies (optional)

Recipe for making white kimchi:

Cutting and soaking:

Cut the cabbage into 4 lengthwise, without cutting the core, so that the leaves stay together. Rinse the cabbage and rub it with coarse salt. Immerse it in lukewarm or cold water for 4 to 6 hours. After this step, the leaves should be flexible, meaning they should not break when you fold them slightly. Drain the leaves and rinse them with cold water. You can taste the leaves; they should be deliciously crisp and slightly salty.

Marinade preparation:

Blend all other ingredients (except the scallions and optional chilies) in a blender until you get a very smooth paste. Then rub the cabbage leaves with the marinade and place them in a jar, adding the scallion pieces and chili (optional).

Fermentation:

Place the jar in the refrigerator for about ten days to ferment. Taste the kimchi after ten days; it should be slightly fizzy. You can keep it in the refrigerator for several weeks. Serve cold, as an accompaniment to spicy dishes and rice.

Recipe available on Instagram.

This non-spicy kimchi recipe is a delicious way to discover kimchi and its digestive benefits for anyone who cannot tolerate the heat of chili. For ready-made kimchi or preparation kits, find our kimchi collection here.