r/kimchi • u/Thequickandtheupset • 8d ago

First time Kimchi post

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First time making my own after consuming countless jars of the store bought stuff. I followed Maangchi's vegetarian kimchi and I ended up using something called watermelon radish because I could not find daikon or Korean radish at my store which looked quite lovely when cut up.

Pretty excited. I left it on the counter overnight and it's in the fridge for the next two weeks.

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u/rdie2 8d ago

Good job. That strong colour is always encouraging. I can't speak to the raddish, but experimenting is important, so I hope it goes well.

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u/Reasonable_Cat_3896 8d ago

wow i watched the same recipe yesterday and im planning on following it today too!! yours looks so delicious, i hope it turns out well

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u/Thequickandtheupset 8d ago

I put about 50% more chili flakes in there because I wanted it extra spicy. I can tell you the paste was quite good and I would smear it in a piece of steak or something and eat it as is.

One thing I had to do was blitz up my chili flakes as well because they were too chunky on their own and didn't emulsify well with the porridge mixture. Once I did that it achieved that nice paste like consistency that you want that stuck to everything very well.

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u/RGV_Ikpyo 4d ago

my only concern here is how much each container is filled.. youre going to have a stinky wet mess in a week.. fill bottles 80% for the incoming liquid production

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u/justanotherjitsuka 7d ago

I just picked up my kimchi making supplies yesterday!! I'm also going to be pickling cranberries separately but using the same recipe.