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PixelSquish t1_itxdm8l wrote

H Mart has some good kimchi, though I heard they have started to stop selling other brand and really just pushing their house brand, at least according to one brand I emailed. But I have gotten some great kimchi at H Mart and they have all different kinds, including like scallion kimchi which I love.

This stuff is pretty good, but expensive. I think I've seen it at whole foods https://milkimchi.com/

Regardless, when you buy kimchi make sure it has some of the more pungent authentic ingredients like anchovie fish sauce or salted shrimp [paste]. While Korean recipes vary, those are usually always in it. Otherwise it's being gringo-fied.

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mooseLimbsCatLicks t1_itxgcod wrote

Where is H Mart?

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PixelSquish t1_itxgj5a wrote

There are a few up in the Fort Lee area. One is the biggest but they are all a good size. I mean the big one is a huge grocery store and the others I think are just like regular grocery stores. it's like disneyworld in the big one.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_itxij71 wrote

> they have all different kinds, including like scallion kimchi which I love.

Mmm, that does sound great! I don't think the house made stuff ever has an ingredients list.

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PixelSquish t1_itximr7 wrote

I guess it wasn't the house made stuff, because all three kinds I got had an ingredients list. But this was about a year ago.

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Blecher_onthe_Hudson OP t1_itxxxdx wrote

Turns out I was wrong, I checked the stuff from Asian Market, it listed the usual suspects including fish sauce. Interestingly, it had both onion and scallion.

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