How long to salt kimchi?

Kimchi is a dish that many people like to eat with rice, but the pickling methods are different. Some friends asked me how long to pickle kimchi with salt. There is no standard answer to this question. Below I will give you a detailed introduction to different kimchi methods.

How long to salt kimchi?

1. How long should Korean kimchi be salted?

Korean kimchi is the most famous type of kimchi. Its main ingredient is fresh cabbage. Before putting it into the jar, the cabbage needs to be pickled with salt in advance. The pickling time should be about half an hour. If you are making a large amount of Korean kimchi and pickling the whole cabbage, you need to add salt and pickle it for half a day to a day to remove as much moisture as possible from the cabbage.

2. How long should Sichuan pickles be pickled with salt?

When making Sichuan pickles, there is usually an old soup for pickling the pickles. If you don't have it, you need to make it in advance. After making the pickle soup, the vegetables that need to be pickled, such as white radish, cucumber, and beans, do not need to be pickled with salt in advance. You just need to wash them, control the water, and put them directly into the pickle jar for pickling. The pickling time should be about three to seven days.

3. Things to note when making kimchi with salt

When people make kimchi, they want to know the specific time for pickling with salt, but it is difficult to give an exact answer. Usually, it is best to pickle cabbage with salt to remove some of the moisture, and white radish can be pickled for three to four hours before making kimchi. Of course, there is a certain relationship between the size of the pickled radish pieces and the pickling time. Therefore, you need to be flexible in how long to pickle kimchi with salt.