I love Kim Chee.  But it's becoming so expensive to buy in the stores.

So I decided to make my own.  After perusing the internet I tried making won bok kim chee.  The first batch came out salty.  Internet says the key is the rinse process after salting it to pickle the vegetable.  And there is no cut and dry formula.  All personal taste and experience.

I think that what makes it fun.  The second batch came out perfect to my tastes.  But I cannot remember what I did.

Then I tried making cucumber kim chee.  Nailed it on the first try as far as my personal tastes.  Broke da mout.  Didn't last long, lol.  I wanted to make some more but had a hard time finding Japan cucumbers in the store.  So I going try use these keiki cucumbers they sell at Sam's Club.

I also made a batch with Head Cabbage.  My wife likes this one cause she likes super crunchy types of kim chee.

I will need to visit the Korean market for more Chili Pepper Flakes and their version of Fish Sauce.  They also used this salted shrimp paste that I haven't used yet.  Hard to find.

Having fun making it and the best part is I can make huge batches for cheaper than buying it from the store.

After I harvest my cucumbers I like to use the Noh kim chee mix.
It is not the real thing but its kinda like having instant kim chee on hand.

 

After I harvest my cucumbers I like to use the Noh kim chee mix.
It is not the real thing but its kinda like having instant kim chee on hand.

The NOH Kim Chee Mix is pretty awesome.  Almost fool proof.

Old kamaaina families might have this cookbook from Maui in the 1950's.
There are several books in different colors.
Here is the page with various pickled veggies.
Maui has a county fair in October and my mom would help out in the Mormon fried chicken booth.
They only sold plates with fried chicken, rice and namasu.
I prefer takuan or sanbai zuke myself.

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I love pickled onion and namasu too.

I love to eat these with lau lau.

I love pickled onion and namasu too.

I love to eat these with lau lau.

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All these pickled veggies are healthy for you.
Mom used to make all the time.

Mahalo for posting the recipes OF. Pickeled veggies are comfort food and health food.

I have noticed that it is getting difficult to find Hawaiian chili peppers in the stores. I heard
that the growers are having a hard time with keeping the birds away from the peppers.
The Bulbul birds are the worst offenders.These birds are very intelligent and wary of
humans that pose a threat. These birds destroyed my bell peppers, They even attacked
my dragon fruit. I have been at war with them. Bird netting seems to help until they can
figure out a way around it.

I grew some red habanero peppers but these were so hot I could not handle them.
Even the birds and the insects will not touch them. 

I had hwn chili peppers and the birds wacked them as soon as they get a little orange color.
My old coworker sells plants and I know he has some plants for sale for $5.
I want to try grow some again but put a cage or something to protect them.

Mahalo for posting the recipes OF. Pickeled veggies are comfort food and health food.

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no problem
my mom helped write those cookbooks

I remember high school time I went go shoot dove up Kula and helped harvest from the cabbage farm.
My mom made koko (salted cabbage tsukemono) from the harvest and gave back to the farmer.
That's real local style.