Walk into any Korean restaurant and you’ll be sure to find kimchi available as a side dish or incorporated into meals such as kimchi fried rice. Wonder how Korea’s national dish packs such a punch? That’s probably because kimchi is created with fermented cabbage and lots of spicy seasoning. Even if your taste buds can’t quite handle kimchi, we’re going to bet you’re familiar with the sight and smell of it.
In fact, these days you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone here in Southern California who is completely unaware of kimchi. With the rise in popularity of Korean food over recent years, we’ve all grown familiar with kimchi’s strong taste and even stronger scent. But before I picked up the habit of stuffing myself with KBBQ in college, I can honestly say I didn’t have a clue in the world what kimchi was. If you had placed a bowl of kimchi in front of me as a kid, I would have just stared at you in confusion.
And I don’t seem to be the only one who would react this way. Knowing that children who aren’t Korean hold a higher chance of being unfamiliar with kimchi, The Fine Bros’ React Channel decided it would be fun to show children eating kimchi for the very first time.
We weren’t too surprised over the initial reaction that many of the children had. After all, the sight of vegetables isn’t often what appeals to kids and the strong aroma can make anyone wary if they’re not familiar with it. Luckily, the children in this video were all troopers about it and we were happy to see that the kids were pleasantly surprised. Sure, a few of them were so overcome with spiciness that they needed water before talking, but kimchi certainly received more thumbs up than thumbs down.
Best of all, the kids reacted to kimchi with much more grace than our previous video showing British people tasting kimchi for the first time. Thumbs up for the open-mindedness of children.
