kimchi

[AussieBear]

anyone ever make it?

i love the stuff....goes back to childhood and my moms korean friend introducing me to her homemade rotten cabbage.. i use to buy jars of the stuff back in the states and eat it several times a week. a good metabolism boosting, low caloric, high flavor food... with anti cancer properties... anywho

I havent really eaten much since ive been in oz. one shop i use to live near, carried one brand that was awful. where i live now, there are no asian markets withing an hour or two, so i gotta order korean ingredients online. but imma try and make some..

as easy as it looks?

im gonna use some korean ladys recipe... sorry white guy number 1 chef from oklahoma..

[video=youtube;eTucCw1w6Ak]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTucCw1w6Ak[/video]

 

[Ares]

Kimchi smells like a rotting corpse that died with diarrhea in its' bowels...

 

[Crystallas]

I like kimchi, but my problem is that I would rather eat kapusta. Same concepts between both, so same health benefits, if you compare a fermented to fermented example of both. But to me, the kapusta styles are far more enjoyable and compliments more dishes than kimchi, although some things are better with a good kimchi.

 

[Novak]

.... gross

 

[AussieBear]

I like kimchi, but my problem is that I would rather eat kapusta. Same concepts between both, so same health benefits, if you compare a fermented to fermented example of both. But to me, the kapusta styles are far more enjoyable and compliments more dishes than kimchi, although some things are better with a good kimchi.

is that cooked with sauerkraut as is or made from fresh non fermented cabbage? i may give it a try because i do enjoy some sauerkraut. my dad made thes best braised kraut and beer ribs.. ftw.. too bad the man has passed on.. i never got the recipe.

 

[Crystallas]

is that cooked with sauerkraut as is or made from fresh non fermented cabbage? i may give it a try because i do enjoy some sauerkraut. my dad made thes best braised kraut and beer ribs.. ftw.. too bad the man has passed on.. i never got the recipe.

Some people want to stick to exotic terms, but it's all cabbage in the end. Fresh, fermented, pickled, dried, candied, baked, fried, boiled... it's like dumplings. A logical conclusion based on the same or similar ingredients with a spin related to the most common local ingredients.

When I say kapusta, I do mean the eastern european kinds (polish, german, russian, etc), where you likely have mushroom onion based added and sometimes meat. Pickled(saurkraut), fermented, or fresh (even a mix).

If someone thinks kimchi/kapusta is gross, that just means you tried something on one end of the spectrum, or just stuff closer to the extremes. Kind of like beer. IMO everyone can enjoy a beer, it's just a matter of finding the right kind for some people.

 

[Ares]

Some people want to stick to exotic terms, but it's all cabbage in the end. Fresh, fermented, pickled, dried, candied, baked, fried, boiled... it's like dumplings. A logical conclusion based on the same or similar ingredients with a spin related to the most common local ingredients.

When I say kapusta, I do mean the eastern european kinds (polish, german, russian, etc), where you likely have mushroom onion based added and sometimes meat. Pickled(saurkraut), fermented, or fresh (even a mix).

If someone thinks kimchi/kapusta is gross, that just means you tried something on one end of the spectrum, or just stuff closer to the extremes. Kind of like beer. IMO everyone can enjoy a beer, it's just a matter of finding the right kind for some people.

I didn't even try it, I just smelled a rotting corpse and asked "Wtf are you eating?" to a co-worker and she said "kimchi"

 

[Crystallas]

I'm sure. I like fermented foods, the smell of some are off putting, but they either have a real nice taste or they have nutritional benefits that are hard to find elsewhere. Like a good stinky cheese. At first it might smell like feet despite not touching a foot, but you become accustomed to it and start to appreciate how different they taste. Or like sweet wine that is better when touched by feet, but the brain doesn't sort these things on first impression.

 

[Novak]

Not a big fan of cabbage in general, so cabbage rotting in a jar of vinegar and other miscellaneous spices isn't what I would exactly call "appetizing"..

 

[Tater]

I love Kimchi, sauerkraut, cabbage stew... all of it.

 

[Urblock]

Ran over a possum and it looked like that. Didn't eat it. :lmao:

 

[Tater]

Ran over a possum and it looked like that. Didn't eat it. :lmao:

Saving it for later then? :yep:

 

[Urblock]

Rango wanted it but I wouldn't let him eat it. Would feed it to some of these fucks. Throw it on nacho chips.

 

[AussieBear]

I didn't even try it, I just smelled a rotting corpse and asked "Wtf are you eating?" to a co-worker and she said "kimchi"

it may have been some of the fermented seafood versions. i dont like those much.

Ran over a possum and it looked like that. Didn't eat it. :lmao:

free din din..

 

[1COBearsfan]

I'm trying to like cabbage kimchi but having a hard time. I've had cucumber kimchi and that shit is awesome though.

I'm also starting to ferment some of my own food. I started this weekend with some apple chunks that turned out great. Next will be carrot sticks or green beans with some peppers and a shitload of garlic.

 

[Tater]

I'm trying to like cabbage kimchi but having a hard time. I've had cucumber kimchi and that shit is awesome though.

I'm also starting to ferment some of my own food. I started this weekend with some apple chunks that turned out great. Next will be carrot sticks or green beans with some peppers and a shitload of garlic.

Cool! Please do follow up with how it turns out.

 

[Ares]

I'm trying to like cabbage kimchi but having a hard time. I've had cucumber kimchi and that shit is awesome though.

I'm also starting to ferment some of my own food. I started this weekend with some apple chunks that turned out great. Next will be carrot sticks or green beans with some peppers and a shitload of garlic.

You should try fermenting some taters...

 

[Tater]

You should try fermenting some taters...

I've been fully krausened for years.

 

[Burque]

hmmm I have had kraut, but I haven't had kimchi

I am curios how fermented food would have a health benefit. Anyone got any science on that?

I have heard mixed reviews on Kimchi, but I am fairly open to most foods. Aussie or anyone for that matter, is there a pre packed brand that you would recommend? I have a couple of pretty decent asian markets within 15 minutes of me. I want to try some.

 

[clonetrooper264]

hmmm I have had kraut, but I haven't had kimchi

I am curios how fermented food would have a health benefit. Anyone got any science on that?

I have heard mixed reviews on Kimchi, but I am fairly open to most foods. Aussie or anyone for that matter, is there a pre packed brand that you would recommend? I have a couple of pretty decent asian markets within 15 minutes of me. I want to try some.

This one is decent imo. Good for just trying it out I think as a lot of them come in these huge jars.