Making kimchi

@prinzcy (32326)
Malaysia
July 2, 2021 6:38pm CST
Do you guys eat kimchi? Some might, some might not. Some might probably never heard of it. Kimchi is a Korean side dish made from fermented cabbage (mostly). You can buy or make one yourself. If you buy one, then you can probably know that it can be a bit pricey for something so little. So the plan for day is making kimchi. It's cheaper and I can have more than store bought. I would need napa cabbage, onion, carrot, spring onion, fish sauce, pepper powder, ginger, garlic and sugar. Salt is only needed for the first step on preparing the cabbages. Of course my ingredients cater to my taste instead of following the original. Out of all the ingredients, I only need to buy napa cabbage and pepper flakes. I think the veggie stall is open so I would head there later.
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@Jlyn10 (11966)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
Yeah, we have people making and selling here for 3 tupperwares for RM40. Is that cheap or expensive? I don't really know the price but I just like it.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
That would depend on how huge the tupperwares are. Most would just sell in small jar for more than RM10. It certainly not enough as I eat a lot of that.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
@Jlyn10 the round one or the box one? But both are still considered cheaper. I bought a jar from supermarket the other day. It's RM18. It's around the size of the round container and not even completely full.
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@Jlyn10 (11966)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
@prinzcy It's the type of lunch boxes that people use normally for "tapau".
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@much2say (53697)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 21
I LOVE kimchi! I've never made it - I am too lazy and just buy a small jar of it. I absolutely love kim chee fried rice too. Our local Korean markets have various kinds - I just like the napa one that isn't too spicy.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 21
Small jar is not enough for me. You're lucky for the Korean market. We don't have that. I would usually buy kimchi from the supermarket.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 21
@much2say I would put in huge plastic container. Only one napa cabbage is enough as I'm the only one who will eat it.
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@much2say (53697)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 21
@prinzcy Here, only my husband and I will eat it. And sadly we can't handle spices and salt too much like we used to, so we cannot eat a lot of it. So a small jar is good for us. I don't think our regular grocery stores carry kim chi, although health food stores actually carry it (and there it is expensive). Do you make it in a big, big, jar?
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
3 Jul 21
Yes never heard of kimchi .made of fermented cabbage... sounds good..
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
It is good. Best eaten with warm rice.
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
3 Jul 21
I've tried kimchi once and liked it. A friend made it and served it with our meal. (I was a little worried about eating it because it didn't smell as good as the rest of the food, but yeah, I'd eat it again.)
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
Wow, I'm surprised that you like it. What did you eat the kimchi with?
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@DaddyEvil (137251)
• United States
3 Jul 21
@prinzcy The others ate it with rice... but my friend knew I couldn't eat rice so she put it with mashed potatoes.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil oh, kimchi with mashed potatoes. I guess that works too. Some Korean restaurant here would serve kimchi with noodles if we ask for it.
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
3 Jul 21
I love it! I’ve only had it in restaurants. Enjoy!
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
I don't blame you. The process to make it might take hours. Thanks!
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@DianneN (246452)
• United States
9 Jul 21
@prinzcy Well, enough said.
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@lovebuglena (42912)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Jul 21
I tried it once but it is very spicy for me so do not eat it.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
2 Jul 21
You can try reducing the pepper. But I love the spicy part. Most store bought kimchi rarely taste spicy.
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@lovebuglena (42912)
• Staten Island, New York
2 Jul 21
@prinzcy I tried it at a restaurant and also got it from the store. In each case, I could not do anything about the spice level.
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@popciclecold (35025)
• United States
4 Jul 21
I have heard of it only on mylot. Seems to take some time to prepare, it ought to be good.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 21
Maybe that's why the store bought is a bit costly too.
@kaylachan (56253)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul 21
It's often cheeper to make home made instead of buying things outright.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
That's true. The homemade cost wasn't even close to the one I bought the other day.
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@Juliaacv (48236)
• Canada
3 Jul 21
I have heard of this dish, but was not sure what was in it. My hubby loves cabbage rolls, here we will take the leaves and boil them, then put a mixture of ground beef and rice into the leaf and fold it up. Then it is baked with a little tomato sauce over it. They are alot of work, but they freeze well so you can do up alot and freeze them.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
There seems to be plenty of variation for kimchi. I often see and buy the napa cabbage. I watched a show where they make kimchi using cucumber and one was using chives. I saw a recipe for the cabbage rolls once. Didn't try it yet.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
@Juliaacv I do. It's pretty interesting to know the result.
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@Juliaacv (48236)
• Canada
3 Jul 21
@prinzcy It sounds like you enjoy cooking and trying new recipes.
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• Midland, Michigan
3 Jul 21
We sell a lot of it in a small jar but I never know what it was before although I was curious. I'll have to ask if those are the ingredients or mainly the sauce used possibly. Maybe I'll buy some sometime to try it out
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
Yes, be sure to check the ingredients first. It might be different from mine as I change mine a bit.
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• United States
3 Jul 21
I've heard of it but I've never tried it. It sounds very healthy though.
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@prinzcy (32326)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 21
It is healthy but some might not agree with the taste. The fermentation process will make the cabbage a bit sour.
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