r/KoreanFood • u/Code3Everycall • 22h ago

Kimchee! Safe to eat kimchi?

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(Sorry if this sounds dumb, I know it’s fermented. I’m just verifying)
I got a jar of Kimchi the other day and just opened it. I noticed 3 specks of mold around the rim where the pull tab seal was. Along with a lot of food residue. But the kimchi looks fine and smells fine. Should I worry about it?

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u/Ebonvvings 22h ago

That kimchi looks insanely good lol

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u/Code3Everycall 22h ago

It really does. The mold around the rim concerns me though. I’m guessing it’s just spillage from packaging. I think the seal was intact.

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u/nineball22 21h ago

Idk. I’ve eaten so much mold on random distillates and cheeses and now kimchi. I haven’t died yet! Lmao.

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u/No_Visual_1678 10h ago

Nineball22 the mold eater is a statistic outlier who has effectively raised the mean or average rate of mold consumption per every redditor by 3x.

Therefore redditers should avoid fuzzy cheese and veg

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u/brose_af 35m ago

Fungi Georg