Store-bought Kimchi smells like plastic?
I bought a jar of kimchi a while ago (specifically the Mommyboss brand), but when I opened it, it smelled really off? Kind of like plastic. Initially, I thought that maybe it just wasn't fermented enough or something, so I left it alone in the fridge.
I recently remembered I still had it, so I tried opening it again, but it still had that same off-putting, plastic-y smell. So this time I thought maybe it was from the plastic jar leaching or something? This brand also used a styrofoam seal.
The thing is that I have bought from this brand before, and it smelt/tasted fine back then. I guess I'm just wondering if I got a bad batch, and what should I do with it now?