ChonggaMat Kimchi (Cut Cabbage Kimchi) In Pack 500g

This is genuine kimche - taste, texture, crunch. Bit sad you have to pay twice the cost of in a supermarket in New Malden, but that is how it goes. It has to be delivered and stay chilled. It was and did.

Sick of those stupidly small jars you can buy in the super market, I was pleasantly surprised to be able to buy a decent amount of Kimchi for not stupid prices. I'm not a connoisseur of kimchi but it tasted great to me (compare to other UK supermarket options)

The reviews:Kimchi is fermented Cabbage, so yeah it kinda stinks, and the bag inflates as gas escapes. This is not a reason to throw it out! In fact I think the skinnier it is, the better it tastes because that means it's fermenting. Take it out of it's inflated bag, put it in a glass jar or fermentation jar so it will last longer.Whats is smell like?Kinda like fishy burbs not gonna lie. This is okay. If it starts to smell like alcohol or wine, then it's bad, throw it out at that point. It's probably because of bad storage.What's is tates like?I've never been to Korea, I'm basing this off the many kimchi's I've tried that are available here in the UK. This one is very sour/vinegary and a medium spice. If you like a more spicy kimchi, Mr Kimchi is excellent. I like the sourness of this one.If you've never tried kimchi:The very first time I tried kimchi in a restaurant I thought the closest similar flavour was flaming hot monster munch. (It's not really like that, but nothing else is even similar and different kimchi brands vary a lot!)Research kimchi so you're not surprised by the smell or gas and look up how to store it so it lasts you ages. We're legally required to put expiry dates on things, but with a fermented live product this can't be accurate, so research how to know when kimchi is bad.Varying taste:If it doesn't stink, it's probably fresher and more spicy in flavour.It gets stinkier and more pickled in flavour the more it ferments. So if you like it more sour, just wait for it to ferment.Don't eat it if it smells like wine.Delivery:Fast delivery. It came in a ballooned up air tight bag. No leakage. I'd probably ensure you don't miss the parcel during the summer because it came with nothing to keep it cool through transportation. I don't know if thr company do this differently in hotter seasons though.I really don't know why this isn't listed! This product is not vegetarian, I saw a review that was saying it smelled fishy, that's because Kimchi has anchovy and shrimp sauce in it. I took this list from the packaging.Ingredients: Cabbage, Radish, Starch (Rice, Guagum), Red Pepper Powder, Salt, Kelp Base Sauce (Sorbitol, Kelp Extract, Fructose), Leek, Korean Leek, Fermented Anchovy Sauce (Anchovy, Salt), Onion, Ginger, Garlic and Fermented Shrimp Sauce (Shrimp, Salt, Lacto Bacillus).

Not the cheapest but definitely authentic and very tasty

This is not kimchi ?! It smells not inviting at all and should be classed as a scam because what you get in the pack is 1/5 of the total supposed weight of the bag.

I have bought this brand of kimchi at a supermarket before and it was fine. The portion, the taste and the quality was good. However, the one I was delivered was not so good. It tastes sour and tastes like it was about to go off. I know that kimchi is a fermented vegetable and it's meant to have a odd taste and smell but that's not what I am talking about. I think what caused the food to smell and taste off was the fact that it was delivered damaged and that damage happened at the point of packaging and because the package was damaged and not stored properly, the kimchi went off sooner than anticipated. There was a small hole in bag and the kimchi juice had spilled all over my other amazon deliveries. All that said, I don't have an issue with the brand of kimchi but I rated it so low because of the faulty packaging that probably happened at amazon. Lastly, I think the cost is too high for the size of the product. When I bought this in person, it was less than £10 but on here it's £15 for a less "fresh" produce.

This brand of kimchi specifically is my go-to and I lived in an area where Asian food is hard to find or its super pricey so I decided to order from here. Its exactly the same, packaged well and it tastes great. The packaging might be a little puffed up but thats normal and completely fine. It was sealed great, no leakage. Looked and tasted great.

Possibly the least pleasant kimchi I've bought. Very sharp and acidic, meaning I could not eat more than a couple of mouthfuls. Also, the Best Before date was very short (especially for a fermented product). Ordered on 14 Jun 2025, Best Before date: 05 Jul 2024 - less than 3 weeks!