Kimchi, A Circuit Breaker Pantry Fave That Makes Fab Fried Rice & Cheese Sarnies
Two recipes for K-drama nights, which let’s face it, is every night these days.

It's week four of the Circuit Breaker. We're guessing many Singaporeans have succumbed to binge-watching Korean dramas in their pyjamas and uncut hair. 'Cos, what else is there to do after you WFH or undergo HBL? Also, fact: K-dramas consistently feature on Netflix Singapore's Top 10 most-watched list of shows daily. If you've seen even just one or two K-rom-coms, you'll know that the wispy heroine always has the appetite of Kim Jong-un's horse. She'll inevitably feast like a fiend on mouth-watering spreads whipped up by a tall, dreamy, wealthy oppa with the rockin' bod who just happens to also cook like David Chang. The food — ranging from no-frills instant noodles and kimchi (a popular hook-up snack) to splashy hanwoo beef barbecues — is a constant supporting actor in these shows. Which stands to reason that kimchi must be the pandemic pantry staple veg of choice here in Singapore. How do we know this? Simply because for the past month or so, kimchi is almost always sold out whenever we try to buy it online from Redmart, NTUC FairPrice and Cold Storage. Even gochujang (spicy bean paste, a staple in Korean cooking) is often out of stock — that’s why we’ve omitted the latter in our recipes here to simplify matters.
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