My friend brought me a big bag of Cubed Kim chi. I have it in the fridge now in the bag. What's the best way to store it for long term? It'll take us a while to finish it so can I freeze half of it?
What's a good recipe? Thanks!
ETA: the sell by date is 4/8/14. Do I have to eat it all by then?
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
No freezing!
I usually just dump it into a glass tupperware container.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@locavore_mama: you can't freeze kimchee!
so it's the cubed radish type? that takes longer to ferment, so just put it in a glass container and keep it in the back of your fridge.
should last a few weeks past sell by date.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@chopsuey: yup! That's it! I don't have any glass containers that seal tight. Can I use plastic?@Rubies:
hah good thing I asked about freezing!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
@locavore_mama: If you use plastic, it'll stain and smell forever.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@locavore_mama: you can just leave it in the plastic bag. Just double ziplock it to keep the smell in!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@locavore_mama: if you wanna eat right away, I would take some and put in small container and leave it out at room temp for a day. Then re-refrigerate and eat when it's ready.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@chopsuey: why is that? For fermenting purposes? I thought when I buy it at the store it's ready to eat? haha I'm confused now.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
Mmm I want to eat some now! I agree w/ CHOPSUEY for the plastic bag idea!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@locavore_mama: usually it's not perfectly fermented when you buy from the store. Taste one!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@chopsuey: oh, OK! Thanks! She got it from Hmart...
honeydew / 7916 posts
@chopsuey: With the cubed kind I like it better less fermented...unless I'm going to cook with it (which I will do in a pinch) it tastes strange fermented!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@spaniellove: I can't eat fresh moo kimchees. too bitter! I have some chong-gak kimchee in my fridge and waiting for it to ee-guh so I can eat ittttttt
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
@chopsuey: Leave it out on your counter for a day to ferment. It should taste fine after that.
@locavore_mama: You can keep it in a plastic tub but yeah it will stain/smell afterwards. My mom actually will keep the kimchi in a plastic ziploc freezer bag, and then put the bag in a big tupperware, so its lined. She always says to transfer small portions into a smaller container as you need it (i.e. at each meal or two) instead of eating straight from the big container every time because you will make the kimchi ferment too fast?
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@locavore_mama: Okay, so my mom brought some radish kimchee when she came to visit 2/24. I tasted one that day and it wasn't ready and tasted too bitter. I just tried some a minute ago and it's perfect. I probably have to finish it in 2 days or it'll be too fermented and I'll have to cook with it.
My guess is your cubed kimchee will have to be eaten within 2 weeks.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
@chopsuey: "...waiting for it to ee-guh so I can eat ittttttt" Your Konglish kills me bc this is exactly how I talk irl.
honeydew / 7916 posts
I knew we had a container in our fridge that was passing the date so I pulled it out b/c I just had to know! So...
This is what a 3/15 container looks like right now. I tried a piece and thought it would taste great with jjajangmyun! 
And man does the kitchen reek right now. So I doubt it would last much longer than the date.
(For the record, our fridge is super super cold and almost freezes things.)
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@spaniellove: mmmmmmmmmmmmm
I'm pan frying some mandoo right now so I can eat with my chonggak kimchee. HAHA. Would be really good with some ramyun too...
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Rubies: it's bad. I've got my daughter Konglishing already. 
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