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I have been eating sauerkraut for awhile and would like to try some more fermented foods. I noticed a variety of Kimchi available by the sauerkraut at my Vitamin Cottage. What is good to eat with kimchi…how do you eat it? Is it good?

flag	asked Sep 6 2011 at 14:54 BaconHealsChic 7,612●8●27

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It's spicy delicious! Good answers below! – henny Sep 6 2011 at 23:17

jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-06 15:13:49Z UTC

You've hit the motherload! Oh yum yum Kimchi! Just pull it out of your fridge, put some in a bowl, or throw the container on the table, and go to town. It's good with eggs, all proteins, make cauliflower fried rice and toss some in with some of the juice for flavour, make Kimchi Jigae, especially with the weather getting cooler, and just take out what you're not eating right now Paleo-wise. Make little tacos out of lettuce leaves, fill with a protein, a few crunchy veggies, top with the Kimchi. Roast a big sweet potato, split, top with Kimchi, garlic, scallion. Make an Asian style chicken salad with cucumber or daikon Kimchi, or the cabbage. So many things you can do!

About the only thing I wouldn't do with this fermented tastiness is add to a smoothie or an ice cream. Have fun!

luckybastard · Answer 2 · 2011-09-07 21:30:06Z UTC

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when i worked as a teenager at an asian caterer owned by japanese hawaiians, my favorite meal was kimchi, kahlua pig and rice. if no kahlua pig was around, i'd eat it with kelp flakes and seed over the rice. nowadays i eat it with EVERYTHING.

Edit: just picked up a fresh bottle of kimchee so I can have with my liver tonight. #itdontgetmuchbetter

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answered Sep 6 2011 at 15:00

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yummmmm...thanks LB. I'll get some kelp too. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 15:17

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at asian markets, they have these little shaker like things that are a kelp/seed/spice mixture. so good over rice... – luckybastard♦ Sep 6 2011 at 15:18

Oh good. I have lots of asian markets in my area. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 15:24

Rogue Nutritionist · Answer 3 · 2011-09-06 15:00:28Z UTC

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It's delicious! At least I think so...I make my own, or buy it from a local friend's company, and eat it with anything from an egg scramble to stirfry to sausage and beyond...kind of like a side salad and a tasty condiment all in one!

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I was hoping i could eat it with eggs. Thanks. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 15:16

kay · Answer 4 · 2011-09-06 15:17:23Z UTC

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i love kimchi! i eat it all on it's own.

make sure you check the ingredients sometimes flour is added to it.

also it's super easy to make yr own.

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good tip about the flour. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 15:18

FifthApe · Answer 5 · 2011-09-06 15:30:06Z UTC

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Absolutely make your own - super easy and it will make you feel like a culinary Macgyver.

Use it as a first course or a small side dish with just about anything - I particularly like to pair it with red meat.

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Hmmm...i'll try that Fifth Ape. Thanks! – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 15:32

Bread-Eating Beelzebub · Answer 6 · 2011-09-06 15:53:31Z UTC

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I put it in bone broth a lot. It makes a delicious soup.

answered Sep 6 2011 at 15:53

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Oh good. Have lots of frozen bone broth. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 16:23

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If you put it in bone broth and then heat it, do you lose some of the benefits of the probiotics that can't survive above 105 degrees or whatever? – maurile Sep 7 2011 at 21:25

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you can put it in the bone broth after the bone broth has cooled to eatable temp. That's usually what I do. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Sep 7 2011 at 21:30

oh good...I've wondered that with my hippie sauerkraut when I put it on my Tanka Dogs--THAT is YUM by the way. – BaconHealsChic Sep 7 2011 at 22:00

OSUfanz · Answer 7 · 2011-09-06 16:26:45Z UTC

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Hubby likes Kimchi -- keeps a jar in the fridge. Steals a fork full here and there ,....surprises me when I go in for a kiss,.....ewwwwwwwwweeeee! No Kimchi kisses for me thank you! :-)

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I'll not pair it with kisses then..ahh ha ha. – BaconHealsChic Sep 6 2011 at 16:30

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Aww c'mon now.. Kimchi kisses just kind of make umm.. their own sort of impact - you're not going to forget it any time soon, that's for sure! :) – jesuisjuba - paleorepublic.com Sep 6 2011 at 18:15

mashley9 · Answer 8 · 2011-09-06 17:11:32Z UTC

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I find it really awesome with chicken...also great with tuna as a little salad...really kicks things up a notch!

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Kellie · Answer 9 · 2011-09-06 17:21:01Z UTC

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Taste great in grass-fed beef lettuce wraps.

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FuelRestMotion · Answer 10 · 2011-09-07 10:29:47Z UTC

Kimchi - awesome stuff, always make sure the fridge is stocked with it, living in Japan, it's a ubiquitous item with a wide selection in supermarkets.

With many meals, as a side dish, bring the tub out of the fridge.

In stir fry, standard paleo beef stir fry can get magically jazzed with Kimchi thrown in, sure it likely destroys the probiotics, and but the taste is heavenly.

Nabe, Japanese stew. Even the most bland nabe can be brought to life by dropping Kimchi in it.

Omlettes, frittatas - boom, puts zing in there.

I frequently throw it in salads when lacking regular ingredients to make a decent salad.

With oily fish like Sardines, herring, saury. The mix them together and it's as Kramer would say "solid gold "

Oh, nearly forgot, a very popular dish, especially in izakaya restaurants - buta Kimchi, (fried pork kimchi) often served on rice in restaurants.

Every now and then I eat it with corn chips (yeah I know) like you would with salsa.

Namby Pamby · Answer 11 · 2011-09-07 21:18:10Z UTC

Most kimchis sold in Korean stores have MSG. They clearly state so although it's in small print so may be hard to catch. Also, there are some home-made kimchi brands out there with scruffy labels that do not list MSG, but these tend to be sloppy when disclosing full ingredients. Many also put cane sugar into certain types of kimchi. I would not be surprised if HFCS was used as well.

My suggestion: eat kimchi only if you can be sure it was made using organic or natural ingredients. There is one brand that's sold in Fairway's here that seems to be 100% organic based on the ingredients disclosed: it's called Soonja's Kimchi. The rest, I'm not so sure about.

Fermented, yes. Spicy, yes. Healthy? Not so sure.

Kimchi…what to eat with?

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