Live cultured kimchi - a cautionary tale

[ChewChewsBiscuitTin]

On Saturday I bought some delicious live cultured kimchi. Haven't had any in a while and I love kimchi, and fermented too, what a treat for all those friendly gut bacteria, they will be so pleased!

Half the jar was consumed over Saturday and Sunday. All was well.

By this morning however something was afoot, my 10mg of mounjaro having slowed my digestion meant the passage of kimchi was delayed, and my morning breath was accompanied by a loud sulpherous burp. The kimchi trumps started to follow

We are now at 2.30pm and my office smells like an explosion in an abandoned egg sandwich factory due to extreme emissions from both sources, DH has resorted to leaving cups of tea outside the permanently shut door and just texting to let me know they are there once he has retreated to a safe clearance.

I'm hopeful that this too shall pass but let it be a warning to those considering live kimchi, to treat with extreme caution. 😂

Thank you for the tip and for also providing us with a proper giggle. Hope it passes soon for yourself and your husband!

That sounds horrific! 😂 It's a party for your gut microbes but less for you and your poor husband. Hopefully your trumps will calm down by tomorrow. At least you're in a home office - open plan cubicles would be worse!

I will heed your words and avoid kimchi (because much as I'd like to like it, I hate the stuff).

I had some on Saturday and it passed(!) without incident. 😅 Which brand are you buying?

@ChewChewsBiscuitTin just wanted to say… thanks for cheering me up with this cautionary tale! 😂

This guy...

Oh I've been there OP.

Just wanted to add that if you really love kimchi, homemade tastes so much better than those pots!

I don't tend to get the sulfur farts with home made either 🤣

(Maangchi on youtube has some great kimchi recipe videos, and a kimchi fermentation tub from amazon isn't much).

Ooh that stuff has been culturing itself while travelling slowly through your digestive system 😂
i woke up with a couple of sulphur burps this morning for the first time, took my first 5mg jab a few days ago. It was a bit gross but it didn’t last long, maybe 3 burps, and nothing since.

We did make our own a few times but had to banish it to the garage in the end. DH keeps threatening to get a proper storage tub so we can make it again. I've left it with him (4 years ago...)

That's not kimchi. It's slightly chilli-flavoured sauerkraut. You can find the authentic stuff in Asian/Korean supermarkets, but it's also easy and fun to make at home. You can get gochugaru (Korean chilli flakes) on Amazon if you don't have a nearby Asian supermarket. Felicity Cloake's recipe is bombproof.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/may/13/how-to-make-kimchi-recipe-felicity-cloake-masterclass

The Felicity Cloake Kimchi Recipe

Here I am sharing my tale of farty burpy woe and what do I get? A telling off for not (on this occasion) making my own kimchi. Stop kicking me when I'm down, I'll explode like rotting roadkill 😆😶‍🌫️

This thread is hilarious 😂 An unexpected treat in Active Threads 🤣

Proper fermented kimchi is great for the gut, I eat it almost daily with no issues!

Half a tub 😱😱😱😱
that would give me issues even without Mounjaro.
Hope the party in your guts settles soon!

I had some of that kimchi for dinner , hope I don’t have the same experience as you!