http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ Talk about Korean food, recipes, restaurants, and cooking en Wed, 22 May 2013 19:25:03 +0000 http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/can-you-use-table-iodized-salt-to-make-kimchi#post-5402 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:05:18 +0000 georgia 5402@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>Table salt contains iodine and an anti caking agent. Iodine can react with some foods and some people complain that it interferes with fermentation. It also changes the colour of food and causes brine to go cloudy. It is better to use pickling salt or kosher salt or sea salt. </p> <p>Here is an example of someone who used iodized table salt for kimchi, it didn't ferment. </p> <p>2. No iodized salt, please. I learned this in very hard way. Somehow when I made Kimchi with iodized salt, it ruined fermentation.<br /> <a href="http://koreanfoodlife.blogspot.com/2007/06/kimchior-gimchi-basics.html" rel="nofollow">http://koreanfoodlife.blogspot.com/2007/06/kimchior-gimchi-basics.html</a></p> <p>• Do not use table salt for pickling and canning. The additives can darken the pickles and affect fermentation. Use pickling salt for best results.<br /> <a href="http://homecooking.about.com/od/spices/a/salttips.htm" rel="nofollow">http://homecooking.about.com/od/spices/a/salttips.htm</a> </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/can-you-use-table-iodized-salt-to-make-kimchi#post-5398 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:23:47 +0000 Maangchi 5398@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>yes, you can. Check this out, please. <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/kosher-vs-table-vs-sea-salts/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes-and-cooking/kosher-vs-table-vs-sea-salts/index.html</a> </p> http://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/can-you-use-table-iodized-salt-to-make-kimchi#post-5397 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:32:58 +0000 lovekimchi21 5397@http://www.maangchi.com/talk/ <p>normal table salt (morton's iodized) is the only type of salt i have. I've heard if you use table salt the kimchi will spoil<br /> some people say you can only use sea salt or kosher salt?</p> <p>:( can anyone clarify? thanks </p>