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Combining kimchi in the fridge

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    • December 16, 2014 at 8:13 pm #58057
      theholytoast
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      I have two different half full containers of kimchi. They’re the same recipe, just different ages as I made one about 2 months ago and one just 2 weeks ago.

      I should have chosen more space efficient containers to begin with but I wasn’t thinking ahead to the holidays when I want to jam all kinds of yummies in my fridge.

      Does ‘decanting’ kimchi and transferring it to another container hurt it? (as long as all utensils and containers are fresh from the sani wash of the dishwasher)

      To save space in my fridge, would it hurt either one if I combined them? Should I leave the older one on the bottom, younger one on the bottom, or mix them together evenly? If I mix them are they still ready to eat or should I let them meld for a week or more?

      Sorry if this has already been asked and answered, I’m new to kimchi. Well not new to eating it or having it in my fridge, but new to making it myself.

    • December 17, 2014 at 8:58 pm #58079
      Lynnjamin
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      If you are asking the community, I’ll give you my (not very qualified since I am 0% Korean) opinion. I say: Don’t mix them. Start cooking with that ripe kimchi. There is so much you can do with mature kimchi. Pancakes, stew, fried rice, dumpling filling, for example. Two-month-old kimchi stored in a fridge is like a senior college student, ready to graduate, on to big things, ready to conquer! The two-week-old kimchi is like a little first-grader. Don’t put them together!

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