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Average Score Out of 10 Normalized Score
#1 Fort Street Sundries & Snacks
4.1Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Funny tasting. 9.2 Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 10. Just enough bite. 8.2Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 9. Spicy, very spicy aftertaste. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Good bite size pieces. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. 6.4Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 8. 9.0Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 9. Looks, taste legit. 7.7Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 8. 6.6Taste 7...Texture 5...Presentation 8. 7.24 100%
#2
Queen's Supermarket
7.0Taste 8...Texture 6...Presentation 6. 10Taste 10...Texture 10...Presentation 10. Yum! Very spicy. Looked like good kim chee. Super hot and spicy. 4.5Taste 4...Texture 3...Presentation 8. Chili pepper water and cabbage. 7.8Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 5.2Taste 6...Texture 4...Presentation 5. 6.7Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 8. 6.6Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 5. Too much oyster flavor. 7.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 8. 7.4Taste 8...Texture 6...Presentation 8. 6.93 95.7%
#3
Waimalu Supermarket
2.7Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 5. Taste like onion. 9.7Taste 10...Texture 9...Presentation 10. Looked like good kim chee. Sweet and spicy. Good balance of green and white part of the cabbage. 8.1Taste 9...Texture 8...Presentation 6. 7.0Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Just enough spicyness. 6.7Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 7. 3.5Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 6.0Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 6. 5.5Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 6.36 87.7%
#4 Palama Market
3.1Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 7. Yucky! 6.1Taste 8...Texture 5...Presentation 3. Good flavor but pieces too big. 5.6Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Different...more mild taste than the others. 7.8Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7. 5.1Taste 6...Texture 3...Presentation 6. 7.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 8. 6.4Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 4. Too big, too sweet. 5.4Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 6.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6. 5.94
82.1%
#5 Fort Street Sundries & Snacks (Control Double)
4.1Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 8. 6.9Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 8. Looked good...but too sweet and mushy. 7.4Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 9. Although it looks hot, it's actually not that hot. 6.7Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Kinda mushy. 4.4Taste 5...Texture 3...Presentation 5. 5.9Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 6.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3. Too much liquid. 4.9Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 5.7Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 6. 5.80
80.1%
#6 Kewalo Brand
5.5Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 2. Not red enough. Taste better than looks. 4.6Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 4. Too much of the white part of the cabbage. Tasted spicier than it looked...kinda sour. 6.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3. Same as "A". 3.6Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 3. Too pale looking. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 5.3Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 4. 6.0Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 6. 3.8Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 4. 4.4Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 2. 5.27
72.7%
#7 Halm's
5.8Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 1. Not red enough. Taste way better than looks. 2.6Taste 2...Texture 4...Presentation 2. Too pale. Good crunch, but tasted like tsukemono. 6.7Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 3. "Flavored" cabbage tastes good, but isn't "kim chee?" 4.8Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Crunchy. Needs color. 5.8Taste 7...Texture 5...Presentation 4. 7.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 3. 3.9Taste 3...Texture 6...Presentation 3. Salty. No real depth in flavor. 6.2Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3. 4.0Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 4. 5.20
71.8%
#8 Ono Kim Chee
3.6Judge 1 - Taste 2...Texture 4...Presentation 7. 3.0Judge 2 - Taste 1...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Too much garlic. 4.6Judge 3 - Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 7. A little hard to eat. Not sure why... 6.2Judge 4 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Sour? 5.9Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 4.9Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 7. 8.0Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8. 4.2Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 6. 4.5Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 4.99
68.9%
#9 Keeaumoku Produce
2.6Taste 1...Texture 3...Presentation 6. Yucky! 4.0Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Too much ginger. Takes over the other flavors. 5.7Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Weird after taste. Ok, just not one of the better ones. 5.2Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 7. No taste. 5.7Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 6. 3.1Taste 2...Texture 3...Presentation 6. 6.0Taste 5...Texture 7...Presentation 7. 5.0Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 5.8Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 4.79
66.1%
#10 Marukai
2.2Taste 0...Texture 4...Presentation 5. Taste spoiled. 5.3Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 4. 4.7Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 6. Another one with bad after taste. 4.0Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 5. 1.0Taste 1...Texture 1...Presentation 1. 2.7Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 5. 4.1Taste 2...Texture 7...Presentation 5. Taste like hondashi. :( 5.8Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5. 3.3Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 4. 3.68
50.8%