A grandmother's recipe.

Your kitchen.

Homemade kimchi rooted in tradition, made with love, and shared through food. No shortcuts. No machines. Just hands, time, and a recipe passed down through generations.

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Rooted in Family

Made with Love

Shared through Food

100% Vegan

Rooted in Family Made with Love Shared through Food 100% Vegan

OUR STORY

Named for her.
Made for you.

Sunmi Kimchi is named after Hyeonju's late mother, Sunmi Kim, who passed away from cancer when Hyeonju was four years old.

Every jar carries her name. Every recipe traces back to a grandmother's kitchen. What started with an airport delay and a complaint about store-bought kimchi became something much more — a way to keep a memory alive, and share it with a community that feels like home.

Hyeonju and Ryan make every batch by hand, in small quantities, with no shortcuts. That's not a marketing line. It's just how it's done.

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A woman with black hair wearing a pink hanbok (traditional korean wear) with a navy blue color and flower design. A toddler wear a pink hanbok with navy blue color with flower like embellishments and a headwear with colorful beads as decor

“By naming this company after her, I’m honoring her memory and giving her a seat at the family table.”
-Hyeonju, Co-founder of Sunmi Kimchi

100%
VEGAN made accessible by design, not as an afterthought

4+
MARKETS across the Twin Cities — and growing

3
GENERATIONS of family recipe behind every jar

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SUSTAINABLE* step at a time. $1 off every Sunmi Kimchi jar you return next one.

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SHORTCUTS. Every batch is made from scratch, every week

Good food should be for everyone.

We made everything 100% vegan so more people can enjoy it. We priced it to be a staple, not a splurge. That's always been the point — quality kimchi that belongs on every table, not just some.

OUR PROMISE