Kimchi 1 kg Jar - Raw & Unpasteurised - Traditionally Fermented - by The Cultured Food Company

we have always been very happy with the taste of this product.sadly like others we have experienced leakage and this does create a smell but the quality of the product has still been fine and tasted good otherwise we would have complained.we want to give a 5 for this even with these as we use this product for our health and healing and to get quality home made products that are raw is very hard and we would love to see this range continue as we do find it very yummy, healthy and healing! XXX

I love Korean food, especially kimchi. The jar came and already showed signs of it about to explode. Once opened it started to bubble and fizz, had the aroma of extreme flatulence and taste was extreme sour, this had gone past fermentation to just dead and wrong. Only place this belongs is in the bin or used a punishment for your worst enemy

Delicious. Nice and flavoursome, not too hot, but with a decent chili bite.One thing was that the bottle leaked a little in transport - just enough to feel it.

To my taste product is too heavy on the sardine fish sauce. Dashi is the preferred or at least additional fish product in most recipes I have seen (including my own). Also fresh grated chillies would be a great improvement on processed (dried) cayenne powder) and it is a bit lacking in sweetness. It is fairly expensive so I would expect fresh ingredients wherever possible.I added a sachet of Dashi no Moto mixed into half a cup of good quality mirin and reprocessed into Kilner jars, though there is nothing that can be done about the chilis without creating too much heat.

I also found some liquid had leaked out - I guess that is a hazard with an unpasteurised product.It does have a strong smell - the fish sauce is a noticeable (traditional) ingredient.I definitely like it and logged on to order some more - unfortunately out of stock. I decided to add this review after seeing there was only one review that was not positive.Need to find out where else I can order it from....

I love kimchi and find the normal cans and bottles too small for the price to be able to eat it regularly. 1kg for this price is great.Saw a few comments about the bottle leaking/weeping - it's fermenting cabbage. If it gets shaken about or heated up it's going to increase the pressure, which has to go somewhere. Just crack the lid to burp it and stick it in the fridge, it's fine. Just had my second bottle delivered.

It had a mould that was quite foul smelling on side as pic shows , very off putting tho jar was pressurised and popped when I opened it.

I ordered this kimchi before and was so impressed I recently re-ordered it. I spent many years in East Asia so I know what real Korean kimchi tastes like, and this one is the real deal! Sure, it ain't cheap but you sometimes have to pay for real quality.