Visited S.Korea last year, and Kim Chee is everywhere in endless varieties. Never found one I could love, although I found a few I could tolerate.
I vowed to taste everything put before me, since I'll probably never return, but there was one I swore off - in Korean open-air markets they sell a delicacy hot and fresh, stir-fried on the spot. I was going to sample it, then the smell hit me - pure dirt. Turns out it was stir-fried grubworms.
Bourdain says you should always eat what is offered, with gusto (fake it if you have to) in order to not offend the locals. Guess I failed that time...
I’ll take the kim chee, but you can keep the grub worms!