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Cthulhu · Joined: 02 Feb 2003

Fresh or fresher kimchi is great, especially in mandu, kimpap or pa-jun. The old vinagery stuff I'm not fond of.

just because · Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Location: Changwon - 4964

I like kimchi.....

Wasn't a fan at first but now I'll eat the whole dish.

Daechidong Waygookin · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:33 pm Post subject:

khyber · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Compunction Junction

i think i ate some bad kimchi yesterday. not totally rotten but past "shelf date"
depending on how it tastes when you buy it, if it starts to smell much more vinegary or if the smell has a noticable change, get rid of it. We had our kimchi just over two weeks stored in an "air tight" container. It made my stomach hard as a rock and the whole situation (for the rest of the day) was incredibly unpleasant.

incredibly.

but i LOVE it...garlicy, fishy, a bit vinegary, just not too spicey.
and mu?...that is the shat!

Koreabound2004 · Joined: 19 Nov 2003

I can't stand the stuff.....detest it actually.

I am getting so tired of my students asking me if I like it(over and over)....and I tell them now that NO, I don't like it....not because it's too spicy.....it just tastes bad to me.

I am so tired of them asking these questions which you are supposed to give kind answers to.....I can't lie. Hurt feelings, oh well.....get over it.

R. S. Refugee · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Location: Shangra La, ROK

Ody · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: over here

Ody · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Location: over here

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

Kimchi?

I roll around in it.

R. S. Refugee · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Location: Shangra La, ROK

skookum · Joined: 11 Mar 2005

inthewild · Joined: 28 Mar 2004 Location: Korea

I left some kimchi in the fridge for a couple weeks, it grew some white stuff on it. I assume that's not normal? Laughing

Either way, I like it cuz it makes the bad meals I make taste better.

Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

I don't like the stuff either. I have only had Kimchi twice which I didn't like, it tasted like it was soaked in chilly sauce, and I like the non spiced stuff (white kimchi forgot the name)

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

I'm sure this isn't the first thread/poll of its kind. But as Dave's gets new members (like me, kinda) all the time, and as people's tastes can change (like mine did), I suppose it should come around about once a year.

I didn't take to kimchee right away, but I tend to be patient with new foods to see if I can learn to appreciate them. It took kimchee about a year.

Likes:

-- leaning toward sour
-- something with a good "bite", but without being fiery hot
-- reasonably crunchy

Dislikes:

-- "immature" kimchee, where you can basically taste the individual ingredients while you're chewing on it, because they haven't had time to "marry"
-- overly salty kimchee (deadens my taste buds)
-- when I can taste the fishy-fish sauce (unpleasant)

I hope you all know that, unless you're making or eating someone's home made kimchee, you're probably eating Chinese kimchee. Restaurants & supermarkets generally serve/sell the cheaper imported stuff from China. Or so I read and saw on TV.

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

I only like the cabbage kimchi. Finding good kimchi is almost like wine-tasting.