Perhaps Japan is the only country where you can buy cucumbers, kimchi and condoms and not get bombarded with weird looks and asked never to come back to the store you are purchasing the said items from.
The cucumbers I am using with the kimchi for culturing… quick pickle (haha) the cucumbers with salt, a pinch of sugar and a pinch of seasoning. Slice the cucumbers up, put them and seasoning in a ziplock bag. Shake like Ali. After a few hours there should be a lot of water in the bag, drain and repeat. After about two days, you have psuedo-pickled cucumbers. (Theory is the salt pulls the water out and helps dry.. and of course, this doesn’t take a month or two like normal japanese pickling.)
Mix with the kimchi and let it sit for another day, and a bit of ponzu or vinegar to aid in flavor. Pretty delicious and easy to make. Supposed to be fairly healthy also… Just have to wait now..
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