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Everyone, including my umma, who didn't cook, would have red rubber gloves that matched the color of the sun-dried red chili flakes. Written by Doobydobap Illustration by @yangsubinie Gimjang, and Lockdown Every year, I would smell the winter coming. A salty breeze. Pungent garlic and spicy red chili pepper flakes. Freshly braised pork bossam. Like many other Korean families, our family would gimjang, where our family would come together to prepare kimchi to last us for the cold winter. This tradition stems back from thousands of years ago—kimchi was, and still is, a staple for all Koreans. Traditionally, men did not cook in Korea as it was seen solely as a woman's duty. However, for gimjang, everyone in the community would contribute. The men would harvest and transport the cabbages while the women were in charge of dressing the kimchi. Usually, it would be a communal event in town where people would pitch in and work together and share. There would be a big feast, and people would

Gimjang, and Lockdown - Doobydobap Gimjang, and Lockdown Writing Gimjang, and Lockdown Everyone, including my umma, who didn't cook, would have red rubber gloves that matched the color of the sun-dried red chili flakes. Written by Doobydobap Illustration by @yangsubinie Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Gimjang, and Lockdown Every year, I would smell the winter coming. A salty breeze. Pungent garlic and spicy red chili pepper flakes. Freshly braised pork bossam. Like many other Korean families, our family would gimjang, where our family would come together to prepare kimchi to last us for the

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