Choi's Kimchi Co.
Food products supplier · Rockwood ·
Vegan kimchi with umami flavor, crunchy, and perfect spice
Vegan kimchi with umami flavor, crunchy, and perfect spice
"The market nonprofit will honor Choi’s Kimchi co-founder Matt Choi at a celebration of life on Saturday, October 22, where his friends and family will cook his favorite Korean dishes for a suggested donation that will launch a farmers market vendor grant in his name; the grant will award up to $1,500 to new food and farm businesses wanting to join or expand at Portland-area farmers markets, with applications open November through December and funding awarded in January and February 2023." - Janey Wong
"Founded in 2011 by Matt Choi and his mother, Chong Suk Choi, this popular kimchi brand grew from a hit at Portland farmers markets into a nationally distributed product that’s been used by Shake Shack for menu items, has won several Good Food Awards, and is regularly found at Portland restaurants and grocery stores. Beyond building a successful business, Matt frequently supported other makers and chefs across the Pacific Northwest, offering guidance and advice to those who asked." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"I noted that Choi’s Kimchi Co., a Portland, Oregon–based, family-owned kimchi maker, supplied the white kimchi slaw for Shake Shack’s U.S. sandwich — a move some critics welcomed as partnering with a small vendor, even as others said it fell short because Shake Shack did not collaborate with a Korean restaurant or chef for the U.S. launch." - Erika Adams
"Co-founded in 2011 with his mother Chong Suk Choi, Choi's Kimchi grew from jars made in their Gresham home and sold at farmers markets into a Portland staple: their kimchi topped bowls at Poke Mon, was stocked in countless grocery-store refrigerators, and was draped over tofu on sandwiches at Stacked. Their white napa kimchi won top honors at the Good Food Awards in 2016, the spicy napa kimchi now ships nationwide, and Matt and his mother often shared recipes with outlets like Sunset and OPB. Choi’s co-owner Matt Choi, remembered for a cheerful spirit, broad food-production knowledge, and generous mentorship in the artisan food community, was fatally stabbed in his Southeast Portland apartment in late October, a loss mourned across the city—Han Ly Hwang of Kim Jong Grillin called him “the reason Portland loves kimchi.”" - Alex Frane
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