The chopped and processed vegetables were pre-mixed with the cooled
gelatinized rice, 980 g of chilli powder, 33 g of salt, 300 g of fermented small shrimps, 730 g of
Korean fish sauce and 200 g of sugar. This mixture was then placed in a 40 L plastic flexi-tub food
container. The salted silver beet leaves and stems were then added and thoroughly mixed by hand. The
mixed ingredients were then placed into three traditional (five liter) Korean kimchi jars and a plastic
film was placed over the top of the mixture to keep it moist. A weight and a cap were put on each jar
and water was poured into the upper rim in order to prevent air entering the jars during fermentation.
The jars were allowed to stand at room temperature (mean 19.3 ± 0.8 °C) for 5 days.