Kimchi Kielbasa Sausage Is the Perfect Korean-Polish Dish — K-Town

On today's episode of K-Town, host Matthew Kang heads to Kimski in Chicago to try some Polish-Korean food like a kimchi kielbasa and a kimchi gravy poutine.

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[Rabagiel]

7 years I've worked with Korean guys in Poland and tasted a lot of Korean cosine. After about 2-3 weeks of food sharing as it is cooked traditionally in our countries we just started mix an match. Polish cottage cheese + kimchi = one of my favorite fillings for dumplings :D I remember that we were quite shocked how easily those two cosines mixes.

[mouija]

This place is one of the best eateries in North America. My family immigrated from Poland in the 60-70's, so I'm very familiar with Polish flavors. You wouldn't believe how great the marriage is with Korean cuisine. They're like soul mates that come together to make each other 100x better.

[macp]

As a Pole i'm very proud od you and this tyle od fusion kitchen.

[dumbalek]

I am in love with this idea, because I'm Polish and I've been getting into Korean cuisine recently because I LOVE the flavour profiles and i love spicy foods - which I wouldn't get so much in Polish cuisine. Compared to some western european countries we use more spice, but it usually comes from stuff like garlic, horseraddish or black pepper and ocassionally paprika in dishes like bigos, so it's still pretty mild.

And watching this one youtube channel focused on Korean cuisine I started noticing why the Korean flavours speak to me so much!
From stuff that's accessible both here and in Korea we use a lot of similar vegetables - and I'm looking specifically at cabbage here, which we use A LOT of. Nappa cabbage is really popular here, sometimes it's easier to get than plain cabbage. Lots of carrots, lots of cucumbers.

Also a lot onion (we ironically call ourselves onionland a lot), garlic, chives, but most importantly? Noodles, dumplings, eggs. and MEAT. Pork belly especially, which we it a lot!
We eat lots of meat, and lots of flavours I noticed Koreans enjoy can be found in polish cuisine. And vice versa, which like i mentioned draws me to Korean cuisine!

I've had Korean Bao with kimchi for the first time, and it reminded me of a classic dish we eat here that's also made with steamed buns! It's steamed buns with ribs, which are sometimes paired with fermented cabbage. Doesn't it sound like a Korean dream?

[newkid]

I love that they scored the sausage. Super smart! Condiments actually have something to hold onto.

[plantpun]

Every K-Town episodes adds a new restaurant to my must-visit list! Thanks for featuring this awesome stop in Chicago~

[martinkubat]

I am a poor student which just had kimchi with sausage for dinner. Surprised to found this is an actual dish somewhere 😄 I would definitely visit, because I enjoyed my dinner

[polishpsych]

Wow! What na amazing idea to mix Polish and Korean food.

[DessertFirstJenny]

The scallion potato pancake got my mouth watering. Not even joking. A little bit of saliva came out.

[jimgessner]

I'm a Polish Korean, and I wish this existed when I lived in Chicago.

[sillysallyceli]

I thought I was the only one that loves my polish sausage with kimchi

[IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Pro-tip to save a couple bucks drinking in Chicago: at every bar you go to tell them youre from out of town and youve never had malort. Instant free shot.

[soy-dave]

Dammit Matthew, just making food look so delectable. Good job!

[TejaswinG]

"How did you come up with this?"
"So, I did a lot of RnD, ate a lot of Polish sausages."

[playswithknives]

If i lived there, I'd eat there all the time.

[marieang]

Kimski is in the Bridgeport neighborhood, which is south of the loop and closer to Chinatown. K-town is north and slightly west of the loop.

[nhbilly]

Hell I eat kimchi with everything. Even made nacho cheese kimchi with bulogi.

[Cody-fotx]

mix mustard with the right ingredients always turns out 👌🏼, especially when you go for the fusion you want, it will happen

[izdziabol]

Kimchi Kielbasa Sausage - I saw everything :)

[crowing]

Probably not likely to win a James Beard award, but those dishes look great and would get destroyed by my friends with a few beers.