As a Korean, I will say your first attempt was wonderful! Sesame oil DOES actually matter, because it's used as a flavor component, and not necessarily as a cooking oil (it burns very easily and turns acrid and bitter if burnt). It's used sparingly as a lubricant and flavor. If you want to play around with your recipe, you could try bacon kimchi fried rice, cooking it all in the bacon grease, with a fried egg on top. And if it turns out especially spicy (or you just like cheese), you can sprinkle over the top with cheese and let that melt in. What they did in In The Soop was fry up what you just made, spread it all out on top of the frying surface, and let it sizzle and brown on the bottom for a bit. Add cheese to the top, then munch away, scraping from the bottom of the pan, making sure you have some burnt/crispy bits from the bottom, as well as some rice from the middle, kimchi, and cheese from the top - perfect spoonful. I'm so happy you enjoyed your first foray into kimchi - it could have gone either way. But cooked kimchi is usually the best introduction, as it's easier to handle the strong flavors for foreign taste buds (cooking kimchi mellows it out a bit). I, personally, love plain raw kimchi with a bowl of rice and some soup, but that's just because I grew up eating it.

Sprinkle some mozzarella cheese on top, let them melt a bit.. and add fried eggs!! *Chef's kiss

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You are SO clean. white counters and a white stove and no visible dirt, I'd trust anything you cooked

Do you like scallions? I always cook scallions in some oil to infuse the oil, I then add the kimchi (i cut it up very small) and a little bit of sugar and gochugaru (not needed) and cook for about 10 minutes and add rice. I usually top it off with a fried egg or two and sesame seed oil. Kimchi fried rice is the BEST!

Taeyong is the reason I make rice, tofu, kimchi and "egg" (vegan egg, for myself) after watching MTopia. It's amazing.

Oh my gosh, first of all, HAIR! 😍 I didn't know about your other channel! I go sub now. I have been checking back here wondering where you went! Glad to see you again

I’m korean nctzen, and i am really enjoying your kpop reaction videos. Im so amazed that you have tried korean food and your reaction after eating made me sooooo happy. Im also learning English from your videos. I always recommend your channel to my friends who like kpop and they all enjoyed. Im not good at English so sorry if I said something wrong,,

Im ready to chill with Caity B in between breaks from Caitlin Benson reaction videos which are fire

I always make kimchi fried rice with leftover holiday ham. So good!

Lol 'somebody better wife me up' . I'm glad you like it, agreed about the fried eggs suggestion, you can also add mushrooms and diced bacon/pork to the mix, tastes really yummy. You can also add your cooked kimchi with fried noodles/pasta. In my city, korean stores and restaurants are on the rise at the moment thanks to BTS, so in the absence of the McD's BTS meal, I can at least enjoy some really great korean food here, and I've been experimenting in the kitchen a lot during lockdown.

Ohhh I’ll need to try this!

It’s more delicious if you stir fried kimchi and bacon together!

Love to see you here just enjoying your food, hope you doing well we love ya Sm 💜 blessings ☺️

sesame oil, soy sauce and oyster sauce are the key ingredients in a lot of asian dishes. Sesame oil mainly used for flavor, unlike other cooking oil. Sesame oil gives a nutty flavor. Try kimchi fried rice with beef bulgogi. It's heaven cause kimchi has a slight tangy flavor from kimchi whereas bulgogi has a sweetness to it that gives a really nice contrast of flavor

Love the vlog. Gonna have to binge the previous ones now.

I have been able to find kimchi at Costco if you want to try looking there. It comes in a large container fyi.

COOKING VIDEOS YES :D ! I always add an egg and veggies to my kimchi fried rice too ! Next time you could also try gimbap or my absolute fav bibimbap :)

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Hi Caitlin! Wow, I'm going to try this....it looked really good to eat! This will definitely be my cooking project for this weekend. I just love your channel....take care🙂💜

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Looks delicious babe , im starviiiing!! If you ever make it again definitely do get some seasame oil though, it's essential and makes it taste even better imo ☺️

It looks so nice

How did i not know about ur 2nd channel till now 😭 Dont worry at the start cooking is all about failing and pretending something didnt get burnt lmao but after that comes the fun part, u start experimenting, trying out new recepies and as u get confident in doing that ur skills will get better and better. There is an easy snack Tae will make in the next In the Soop ep, so try that out as well u will def like it.😄💜

U should cook with sticky rice add little onion or any kind of vegetable would be good. I wish I cook for you!!! I’ m Korean.

1:57 Dont worry Kyungsoo can teach you how to cook lol

I don't like kimchi on its own, but it's actually a very versatile ingredient to cook with, and it tastes good cooked with other stuff. I've made budae jiggae with it, and it is good. Traditionally (and you'll also see BTS doing this a lot) you'd make the budae jiggae first, then use the leftover stew and soup to fry kimchi fried rice. Also, sesame oil can make a huge difference in the taste. Makes it taste 10 times better. Jin has said "sesame oil is the secret to life". Its essential in most Asian cooking. But this is a great start to Korean cooking. 💜 If you're interested in budae jiggae: mykoreankitchen.com/army-stew-budae-jjigae/

Just FYI...Sesame oil is a wonderful flavor and adds so much to a dish. You use only small amounts for flavoring, unlike vegetable oils. Five decades in the kitchen and I still like experimenting with new recipes, ingredients, and flavors.

Good job!! Maybe I'll try it this weekend. Anything with sesame oil has my attention

Miss next time add some mozzarella cheese on top and let it steam till cheese melts, you will also love it its taste even better when it's a bit spicy. You did do an amazing job cooking one j hope fav dish you just forgot the sprite😀😄💜💜💜💜

I have to try it! I also bought kimchi on the market once, but it seemed extremely sour, I probably didn't get it right. But when I saw that RM was able to make a kimbap without instructions on the mobile :) I also tried it (with instructions on YT). It was a huge success, but there must be pickled yellow radish and sesame oil. Everyone in the family has asked for this several times.

So, we about to be getting Cooking w/ Caitlin series?! 😆💜 I’m here for it 💜 this looks fun! Makes me wanna try too ☺️

i had kimchi fried rice for lunch today. what a coincidence lmao

You are back to this channel finallyyy!💜 We love youu and I hope you'll continue here too💜

Sucess!

Add alil soy sauce n sesame oil to your kimche rice next time

WHY AM I SEEING THIS CHANNEL NOW. I apologise.

Wow ok now Im inspired and hungry I need to try as well someday soon!~~I hope Im not gonna burn down my kitchen😂🤟🏻🙏🏻

Sesame oil is a must in Korean food. Next time you should try with sesame oil you will see what I mean 😀

Oh wow I wish I could find vegan non spicy kimchi around me so bad! This looks so good!!!

Omg this is so cute!!! I just made kimchi fried rice the other day too and i swear its one of my favorites. Having some pork belly with it and cheese is a game changer, try it some time

What is kimchi juice...? That is my question as Korean...

RM said he can’t cook or drive maybe it’s time to put in the wife application 🤣

oh yay u have a second channel

DO YOU HAVE TWO CHANNELS? I think i'm in paradise...

I looooovveeeee kimchi!😋 you know I just had my dinner but now I'm hungry again 😂😂

Now i want eat this too 😭

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