Sam Matsumoto making his cabbage at Simpson spring 1980
My dad Sam Matsumoto was an awesome Pickler! We had a refrigerator in the basement dedicated to pickling adventures. In this refrigerator you could find fish pickled in a miso concoction! There were vegetables pickled an old rice and salt. And the kimchi, with and without the stinky stuff (fish).
This pickling is something you inherit and can’t fight. I dabble myself in pickling and Sam’s son, the other Sam Matsumoto, also has started pickling. We just can’t seem to help ourselves!
Here’s Sam’s cabbage recipe which used to be served as a side dish to the annual bazaar meal (teriyaki chicken and pork chow mein) of Simpson United Methodist Church. The recipe is true to the Sam Matsumoto way of making this pickled cabbage.
I used to help my dad make this cabbage and he really would taste it several times a day and add “what was needed”. He’d have several huge crocks of this cabbage going at the same time and each crock would need something different when he tasted it.
Itadakimasu!
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Dying to try the cabbage recipe – it looks sooooo good! Thanks!
All the wonderful little pickled side dishes during a traditional Japanese meal is pure heaven. Praise be to all Picklers!
Growing up we had pickles with every dinner and sometimes lunch. My dad always had something going!
Thanks for sharing this recipe for pickled cabbage. I have everything here including Napa cabbage, which is more tender than our California variety. Can’t wait to take this to a party and share. I’ll bring the recipe and print your blog site. I’ve found a fun recipe 3 x5 card form and will see if I can fill it in with this with instructions to taste.
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My family gets together a few times a year with the crocks to ferment cabbage then later to can it. Started long ago with my Grandma Laura and now we carry it on in her memory. Love how cooking can bring family and friends together and share great stories. Thank you for sharing yours!
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Sometime we need to talk food, I was a professional chef/cook for to many yrs now I love just to create something good, great to hear from you
As always Sheldon
I have a post I am working on (it takes me months sometimes as I am not a natural writer) about a dream I had about cooking and how my step-son made me realize cooking is a real art. You can interpret that dream for me:)
I bet he would have been good at making kimchi! 🙂
Yup made excellent Kimchi!
That is so Pinterest-worthy! May I please make a Pin of said recipe? I promise to credit you!
I don’t know anything about Pinterest enlighten me please
http://www.pinterest.com
It’s a virtual corkboard, if you will, and almost anything online can be made into a “Pin” or shared image, case-by-case. 🙂
As the “pinner” do you have ultimate control over the image? Were you thinking of just the recipe or the entire post?
I was thinking of sharing only the recipe.
Okay, we can try it and see what happens. Do you have ultimate control over the pins you create?
Yes, I do.
Hi there, thanks for your comment on my very first blog. I like the sound of your pickled cabbage. Can I use any cabbage at all?
My dad used regular green cabbage for this particular recipe. I have used that mix of green and purple cabbage with shredded carrots and that has worked too (the coleslaw pre-shredded mix).
I love eating porridge with pickles!
Love this post! Really interesting and unusual. Jo xx
Thank you!
Looks wonderful! thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for reading!
very nice I like authentic recipes!
very nice you are exploring your heritage! very cool idea and nice blog! love the name
Thank you Lynn, I have checked out your blog and am glad to have found you. I am following you now your blog is great!
Thanks yours is too and different! So I like that allot!