The first Korean food I loved was kimbap. I was adopted from Seoul, South Korea, as a baby and learned about my culture ...

If you have a bamboo mat, such as one for sushi, use it to help form the roll, pulling it off the gim as you form the cylinder to ensure it doesn’t get wrapped in the kimbap.

“Kimbap is reliable,” Woo says, inspecting the mosaic cross sections with her chopsticks. “I can see all the ingredients, so I will not be alarmed by unexpected texture or flavor.” ...

Kimbap (also spelled gimbap) is often called "Korean sushi" but that isn't accurate. If a comparison has to be drawn between the two cuisines, it would be more precise to compare kimbap to ...