I Need the Kimchi! Meet Maangchi, YouTube Kitchen Queen
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Milk Street Radio
4.2 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Today, we look back at one of our favorite episodes with YouTube sensation Maangchi. She talks kimchi, sea squirt, and why French food doesn’t stand a chance. Plus, we learn how ancient Minoans cooked; Alex Aïnouz wonders if we should all have 3D printers in our kitchens; and we share our recipe for Savory Bread Pudding.
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| 0:00.0 | I found a Cooks Magazine back in 1980 in the last, well, 45 years, I've never had the chance to speak openly and frankly about the food world, recipes, travel, and food celebrities. |
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| 0:51.4 | Hey, Christopher Kimball here. For today's special episode, we're releasing one of our favorites from 2019, featuring |
| 0:58.5 | YouTube Sensation Mung Chi. |
| 1:00.9 | Please give it a listen and look out this Friday for a brand new episode of Milk Street |
| 1:05.1 | Radio. |
| 1:06.0 | Now, please enjoy the show. |
| 1:12.0 | This is Milk Street Radio from PRX. I'm your host, Christopher Kimball. |
| 1:16.4 | Today we're chatting with YouTube Powerhouse and Korean American home cook, Mung Chi. |
| 1:21.1 | Like a modern day Julia Child, she dives into the from-scratch world of Korean cooking |
| 1:25.8 | with enthusiasm skill and also a hearty appetite. |
| 1:29.3 | She loves Korean cooking so much that she finds French cooking tame by comparison. |
| 1:35.4 | I went to France and the stinky cheese was so delicious, but three days after I got tired of this. |
| 1:42.4 | I couldn't swallow anymore. |
| 1:45.5 | I need something spicy. |
| 1:47.9 | I need kimchi. |
| 1:49.9 | Also coming up, Alex Einu's wonders if the kitchen of the future will have a 3D printer. |
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