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Bak kimchi (young bottle-gourd kimchi)박김치

Bak kimchi is kimchi made from an unripe bottle gourd cut into small, flat, thin pieces.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Bak kimchi itself. Its own sources do not record how it is made, so the steps and scenes below are those of Nabak kimchi, the closest documented vegetables ferment, shown as a guide to the method, not as a record of Bak kimchi.

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Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
unripe bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), cut flat and thin

Total time across the steps of Nabak kimchi: 7 days – 32 days

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What changes: Radish and cabbage are cut into thin, even squares

Step 1 of 6 · steps of Nabak kimchi
Cut radish and cabbage into thin squares
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Leuconostoc

Output: thin squares of radish and cabbage.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Bak kimchi is kimchi made from an unripe bottle gourd cut into small, flat, thin pieces.

What makes this one different

Made from unripe bottle gourd rather than cabbage or radish, cut flat like nabak kimchi.

Related ferments

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [KoWiki] Korean Wikipedia, 김치 (종류, 주재료 section: 박김치 definition), read 2026-10wiki
  2. [LL1990] Lee Hyo-ji and Lee Hye-kyung 1990, 김치문화의 변천에 관한 문헌적 고찰 (a literature review of changes in kimchi culture), Korean Journal of Heritage, History and Science 23, 107–133paper