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Maangchi
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The top of the kimchi must be oxidized. Just remove the brown part or any white fungus. You still can eat it as long as the kimchi underneath is red.
Press down on the top of the kimchi with a large wooden spoon whenever you take some so that the kimchi is submerged in the brine.