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My cousin tried my kimchi and asked if I was trying to 'pickle cabbage with ghosts' because of the bubbles.

He stared at the jar on my counter in Chicago for a full minute, then said 'It's breathing, man,' and refused to try it again for six months.
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black.wesley
That "it's breathing" line is perfect. I read somewhere that the bubbles are a good sign, it means the good bacteria are doing their job. It's basically the kimchi version of a sourdough starter being alive. My first batch freaked me out too, I thought I'd messed it up bad.
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benwilliams
Did my first batch bubble so much I thought it was trying to escape, lol.
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