Kimchi taste question: green leaf part is fizzy and tart

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    • #66782
      elmo12
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      Hi there.
      I made my first kimchi last saturday. I did everything like the recipe, but left out the shrimps and raddish as I didn’t find any. After 2-3 days when I thought there were bubbles in the kimchi, I put it in the fridge.
      Now 5 days later I tasted it for the first time: The white hard leaf part tastes how kimchi should taste I think. But the green soft part of the leaf tastes super tart and bitter and fizzy and I’m afraid I did something wrong? Should it ferment longer maybe?

      Or did I check it too often? During the first three days I checked it two times to see if there were bubbles already.

      There is not much juice in the container as well. Only a third of the kimchi is submerged under the juice.

    • #66784
      Lynnjamin
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      I think you need to give it more time. It sounds like your kimchi is in the “crazy” stage between raw and ripe. You might notice how Maangchi eats her kimchi a little bit right away and then lets the some become “really well fermented”. Give it a few weeks and try it again. Tell us how it turns out. :)

    • #66789
      elmo12
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      I will do that!
      I probably was too eager to try it. ;)
      Thanks for the advice!

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