What Is Kimbap? The Lunchbox That Took All Morning

Sliced kimbap rolls filled with vegetables and egg on a plate

What is kimbap? Rice and fillings rolled in seaweed, sliced into rounds. Structurally it resembles sushi, and that comparison is where most English explanations stop. It is not a useful place to stop. Sushi is a restaurant tradition built on raw fish and a chef’s precision. Kimbap is something a mother made at five in … Read more