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Kimchi

SeaMaiden — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:39:34 GMT

I found organic Kinchi at Costco today in the refrigerator section... A huge container. I had heard of Kimchi but never had tried it before. It is so good for you! It is very low calorie, low carbs diet high in fiber, and very good for or your gut. Here is a good article on the benefits of eating a little kimchi everyday. It is pretty spicy, And a bit high in sodium, so that needs to be taken into consideration. But you do not need to eat very much to benefit from it...I just ate about a 1/4 cup that that was plenty

https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/health-benefits-of-kimchi.html

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patbz — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:27:30 GMT

Kimchi is an acquired taste and I love it! It's what I craved when I was pregnant.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:28:57 GMT

I grew up eating a lot of Japanese food, including some Korean food as well. My Japanese mom had her own kimchi recipe that was sooo good! She's gone now so I just buy kimchi from one of our local Asian markets here. I love the hottest ones.

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I am still oxox — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:30:31 GMT

There are different strength of Kimchi, I have eaten it at Korean restaurants, it is an interesting taste.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:31:05 GMT

Our close friend loves kimchi. Everytime he visits us he has it. It is not sold where he lives. Awhile ago my husband bought some and mailed it to him. Well, kimchi has a distinct smell. His post office called him and told him it had just arrived and they needed him to come pick it up as it made the whole post office smell!

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OKPrincess — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:35:01 GMT

@patbz wrote:
Kimchi is an acquired taste and I love it! It's what I craved when I was pregnant.

I promise if I get pregnant I'll eat it!!

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SilleeMee — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:35:21 GMT

It's stinky stuff and if you eat it a lot then the smell will linger from your pores.

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Carmie — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:40:31 GMT

I like it. Korean sauerkraut...yummm.

it’ll clean you out, that’s for sure.

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aprilskies — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:40:50 GMT

The only one I tried was from Costco’s so I don’t know about the others. Not for me. I couldn’t even suffer through it to get the acquired taste. I wanted to like it for the health benefits.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:43:51 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
It's stinky stuff and if you eat it a lot then the smell will linger from your pores.

@SilleeMee Yes...like eating too much fresh garlic....I knew people who would put fresh garlic cloves into a blender and make a vegetable smoothie-every morning.... it was gross to smell them. They used too much garlic! Kimchi is not meant to be eaten in excess either.

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sidsmom — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:08:40 GMT

I watch a popular YouTuber, “Mommy Tang”, who is vegan & Korean...

and she constantly eats the brand Mother In-Law’s kimchi

with everything. She buys it for convenience but she’s made

cucumber kimchi, water kimchi...and her hands are always stained red!

I got some...it’s good, but it’s a pinch too high in sodium for my tastes.

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webbgarner1 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:18:45 GMT

@SeaMaiden My husband had some Kimchi and rice tonight for his meal, he loves it. It is something he eats every now and then, not every week. I have never acquired the taste but love fresh cabbage. and will very occassionally eat sour kraut. I do not do well with very spicy food.

Many years ago my husband was stationed in Korea, guess that is where he learned to like it.

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GCR18 — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 02:25:41 GMT

We go to a Korean restaurant where they bring it out with the salad. It wasn't for me.

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dex — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 03:27:04 GMT

I love kimchi.I bought the Costco brand and that container is huge.I wonder how long it keeps.I really love the homemade kimchi that a Korean lady once gave me but I at half of the jar and later that night...omg what a stomach!

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:24:25 GMT

@dex wrote:
I love kimchi.I bought the Costco brand and that container is huge.I wonder how long it keeps.I really love the homemade kimchi that a Korean lady once gave me but I at half of the jar and later that night...omg what a stomach!

@dex I just bought mine at Costco yesterday. It has a best used by date of Mid April. Look on the container on the front label... that is where the date was on mine in white lettering. You really have to look for it!

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QueenDanceALot — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:34:30 GMT

I have tried it a few times, thinking maybe I just got some bad stuff the first time or two.

Nope, they all stink to high heaven. I just can't get past the smell.

It's great prebiotic food, though, if you like it!