I haven't seen kimchee pizza, but I have seen a kimchee burrito.... "Spicy Galbi Kimchi Burrito" at my late-night UCLA favorite Jose Bernstein in Westwood Village. I'm not making it up, you can see it on their menu here.
Good luck on the quest...

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It helps to read the rules. Menu link: http://www.campusfood.com/menu/items.asp?restid=3489&campusid=122&catid=42174

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There used to be a restaurant in Pearl City, HI (about 15 years ago) that served Chinese Pizza. From what I recall, it had mozzarella and brocoli--no tomato sauce. It was awesome.

I would definitely try kim chee pizza. My husband and I had an idea for a kim chee reuben also--instead of the sauerkraut. I think 12th Ave. Grill in Honolulu has this.

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Dude, My sister love kimchee pizza. She calls it kimchizza. werd

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Jose Bernsteins near UCLA in the westwood village has an excellent kimchee burrito...just excellent

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Whenever I make pizza at home ( whether it's frozen when I'm lazy, or homemade when I'm feeling domestic ), I always throw kimchee on it. So good.

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When I was a little kid, 20 years ago (that's kinda depresseing), I remember this pizza place in Chicago that was owned by Korean folk. It was all a normal pizza menu but they would have this kimchee pizza that Korean people would order. I remember it being pretty good.

They put the kimchee underneath the cheese so that it would blend with the sauce.

In my opinion, I think it would be better on top so it can get a bit of caramelization and mingle with the greasy goodness from the cheese. And throw some pepperoni on because, as we all know, pork + kimchee = crazy delicious as well.

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I love that kimchee + pizza = crazy delicious... much like mr. pibb + red vines = crazy delicious :)

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I love kim-chi! The first time I bought my own, I forgot about it for a month in the fridge... took it out... and found it so tasty I sat in front of the TV and ate out of the jar with chopsticks. Who needs bulgogi or rice? Just gimme some nice rancid kim-chi! Yum!

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I remember my first bottle of kim-chi; I forgot it in my fridge for a month... when I finally tried it, it was so tasty I sat in front of the TV and ate it straight out of the jar. I can just imagine putting some of that stuff on a pizza... mmmmm....

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that sounds awsome. Instead of cheese, I put sauerkraut on my pizza now and dip in sriracha, it is probably very similar.

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Just found this link too:
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cns/2002-05-08/598.asp

""I tried it once; it wasn't right," Sala, said. "But I put the kimchi again with a secret seasoning."
What that secret ingredient is, he won't say. So successful is the formula, however, that four competitors in the neighborhood tried to copy it. He stayed mum, revealing only one tip to this reporter: don't just dump the kimchi on top, but layer and bake it twice, so that it slowly blends into the melting cheese."

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I don't know if it's still there, but in Berkeley there's a place called Kim's Super Burrito near campus. And yes, they do serve kim chee burritos. They were at first strangely good--but the flavors are quite compatible with the other burrito components.

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The first time I saw kimchee pizza was in LA, in Koreatown, near Western Ave. Sorry - can't remember the name of the place, but it was a pizza house, owned by Koreans. There are a few pizza shops in Flushing, NY that serve it too. It's very good stuff :-)

After I tried kimchee pizza in LA, I began experimenting at home (the stuff I got in LA was just peperoni pizza with kimchee burried under the cheeze - but it was excellent).

What I do at home is:

1. make or get some pizza dough; put it in a pan
2. fry some sam gyup sol (sliced pork bellies)
3. slice up some garlic; nice thick slices
4. smear a little olive oil on the pizza crust
5. smear a good portion of kimchee juice on the crust
6. put a good layer of cut-up kimchee on the juice
7. layer the pork bellies and garlic over the kimchee
8. top with grated swiss cheese

Try it - You'll like it.

Mike

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