First attempt - discard?
Hello everyone, newbie here 👋
I recently got a large fermentation jar and tried making my first batch of kimchi.
For the vegetables, I used 2 cabbages and a few carrots.
For the paste, I used garlic, chili, onions, oyster sauce, and ginger. However, I thickened it with cornstarch instead of rice flour.
The fermentation jar turned out to be way too big, so some of the kimchi was exposed to air. To fix that, I added some water to cover most of it. I know it still doesn’t look nearly as amazing as the kimchi I’ve seen from many of the fellow Redditors here 😅
I mainly wanted to ask whether this is still safe to eat (because of the white culture on top), or if it would be better to discard it (or feed it to the chickens).
I’d also really appreciate any tips or advice for a beginner. Happy to learn 🙂
Thanks 🙏