Kimchi, a staple food in Korean cuisine, is a traditional side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish, made with a widely varying selection of seasonings, including gochugaru, spring onions, garlic, ginger, and jeotgal, etc. It is also used in a variety of soups and stews.

What does kimchi mean literally?

Kimchi is a Korean word which has its roots in the ancient form of the language, starting out in the 6th century as chimchae, with the literal meaning 'soaked vegetables'. This was later modified to jimchi en route to the current form kimchi, with kimchee and gimchi as common variants in spelling.

What is kimchi in slang?

In American slang, Kimchi is a euphemism for a more common 4-letter slang word meaning 'feces'