Why is kimchi so addictive?

Aug 5, 2021 40 Comments

I used to make fun of my Korean gf eating kimchi with everything. I would try a little once in a while and decided (with firm conclusion) that I kinda hate it.

Fast forward 5 years, we both moved on with different people and now I have big Kimchi box in my fridge from H-mart which lasts a week or two at max and then I buy again. I don't understand how I transformed from a critic to an ardent lover. What is the secret ingredient? Still not sure if I like the taste exactly but it gives me some kinda wierd pleasure eating with rice or plain tofu. Any Koreans care to explain?

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    cBoT27

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    All salty and spicy food are addictive
    Aug 5, 2021 1
  • Oracle
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    kimichi is tasty, but not healthy.
    definitely watch out for your intake.
    Aug 5, 2021 7
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    There are a ton of different kinds of Kimchi. So I recommend trying other kinds too.

    I really like having Baechoo Kimchi with pork belly (Samgyupsal).

    Also, in Korea, different regions make Kimchi differently. For example, hot regions often put more salt than cooler regions to control fermentation process.

    Jongga Kimchi is one of the most authentic ones you can find in the US.
    Aug 5, 2021 2
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    Hello there!
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    It's because it's an off taste of most food you eat. Humans tend to like opposite taste spectrums in their mouth such as sweet and salty because it will keep craving each other. Kimchi does that. If you eat one flavor for a long time you start to crave another.

    But here's the thing, most people don't know their tongue craves this. They just consume one flavor and get so used to it they think it's normal. Think of eating pizza only or chicken only. One salty flavor. You drink coke because you want to offset that. Now once you try kimchi, you are so put off by the striking difference and you think yuck. But as you eat more and more you start to realize you need to eat something tangy, something different, for everything you eat. That's why you get addicted slowly and soon gotta mix it with almost everything.

    Hope that helps.
    Aug 5, 2021 1