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Kimchi
On Fri, 8 May 2020 22:31:33 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 7:28:20 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 May 2020 22:19:57 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
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>> >On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 6:57:31 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Fri, 8 May 2020 21:43:28 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> >> wrote:
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>> >> >On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 4:18:51 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote:
>> >> >> In the interest of expanding my moldy old horizons, I bought a 14 ounce
>> >> >> plastic container of mild Nasoya kimchi from the refrigerated vegetable
>> >> >> section at the grocery store. When I got it home, I let my wife and SIL put
>> >> >> the groceries away.
>> >> >> A couple of days later, I noticed the kimchi in the cupboard, and it says
>> >> >> on the bottle that its perishable and to keep it refrigerated. My SIL
>> >> >> says she'll try it. My wife says she wont, and Im all askeert.
>> >> >> So I think Ill chuck this one and buy another. Next time, theyll know
>> >> >> to refrigerate this particular product.
>> >> >> I came so close to trying kimchi for the first time. I would have bought
>> >> >> hot for myself, but...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> leo
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>> >> >I'd eat it. Refrigerate it first because it'll taste better cold - less pungent. Basically, here's a couple of styles of Kim chee - Korean and Hawaiian style. The Korean style will typically have a bright red look to it and is fermented. The Hawaiian style will have a cleaner look and will not be fermented. It will also be
less
>> >> spicy. People that love Korean food will probably not care for Hawaiian kim chee. OTOH, it might be just perfect for people that have never tried kimchi before.
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>> >> >I was raised on Hawaiian kim chee but these days I prefer the Korean style - it's more hardcore.
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>> >> Strange that Hawaii isn't even mentioned in the Wikipedia article
>> >> about kimchi 
>> >>
>> >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi>
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>> >I'd put an entry in the wikipedia but I don't really care. The name "wikipedia" comes from the Hawaiian word wikiwiki, which means "quickly."
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>> >https://hanahou.com/14.5/deep-kim-chee
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>> Oh, I thought it was named after Wiki the Viking:
>> <http://goos.holamex.nl/wiki/index.php/Wiki_the_Viking>
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>Of course not, then it would be Vikipedia. That don't make no stinkin' sense.
WIKI the Viking.
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