The Kim Chee Khaos went off on October 18, 2008. 8 Kim Chee (Won Bok) spat chili pepper hell fire at each other during a WOW Grinds Blind Taste Test. Some popular local style kim chee brands got chili pepper in da eyes and could not keep up with the more authentically made kim chee competitors. Click "read more" to see the results.

Click on a Judge to see their profile. Hover over each Judge's score to see their comment explaining that score and a score breakdown. A complete list of judge's comments is located below the results table. We did weighted scoring again with Taste=50%, Texture=30% and Presentation=20%.

Judge's Comments

#1 Fort Street Sundries & Snacks

Judge 1 - Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Funny tasting.

Judge 2 - Taste 9...Texture 9...Presentation 10. Just enough bite.

Judge 3 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 9. Spicy, very spicy aftertaste.

Judge 4 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Good bite size pieces.

Judge 5 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7.

Judge 6 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 8.

Judge 1 - Taste 8...Texture 6...Presentation 6.

Judge 2 - Taste 10...Texture 10...Presentation 10. Yum! Very spicy. Looked like good kim chee. Super hot and spicy.

Judge 3 - Taste 4...Texture 3...Presentation 8. Chili pepper water and cabbage.

Judge 4 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7.

Judge 5 - Taste 6...Texture 4...Presentation 5.

Judge 6 - Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 8.

Judge 1 - Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 5. Taste like onion.

Judge 2 - Taste 10...Texture 9...Presentation 10. Looked like good kim chee. Sweet and spicy. Good balance of green and white part of the cabbage.

Judge 3 - Taste 9...Texture 8...Presentation 6.

Judge 4 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 7. Just enough spicyness.

Judge 5 - Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 7.

Judge 6 - Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 5.

Judge 1 - Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 7. Yucky!

Judge 2 - Taste 8...Texture 5...Presentation 3. Good flavor but pieces too big.

Judge 3 - Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 8. Different...more mild taste than the others.

Judge 4 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 7.

Judge 5 - Taste 6...Texture 3...Presentation 6.

Judge 6 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 8.

Judge 7 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 4. Too big, too sweet.
Judge 8 - Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 7.
Judge 9 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 6.

#5 Fort Street Sundries & Snacks (Control Double)

Judge 1 - Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 8.

Judge 2 - Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 8. Looked good...but too sweet and mushy.

Judge 3 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 9. Although it looks hot, it's actually not that hot.

Judge 4 - Taste 7...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Kinda mushy.

Judge 5 - Taste 5...Texture 3...Presentation 5.

Judge 6 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7.

Judge 7 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3. Too much liquid.
Judge 8 - Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 7.
Judge 9 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 6.

#6 Kewalo Brand

Judge 1 - Taste 6...Texture 7...Presentation 2. Not red enough. Taste better than looks.

Judge 2 - Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 4. Too much of the white part of the cabbage. Tasted spicier than it looked...kinda sour.

Judge 3 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3. Same as "A".

Judge 4 - Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 3. Too pale looking.

Judge 5 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8.

Judge 6 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 4.
Judge 7 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 6.
Judge 8 - Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 4.
Judge 9 - Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 2.

#7 Halm's

Judge 1 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 1. Not red enough. Taste way better than looks.

Judge 2 - Taste 2...Texture 4...Presentation 2. Too pale. Good crunch, but tasted like tsukemono.

Judge 3 - Taste 8...Texture 7...Presentation 3. "Flavored" cabbage tastes good, but isn't "kim chee?"

Judge 4 - Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 4. Crunchy. Needs color.

Judge 5 - Taste 7...Texture 5...Presentation 4.

Judge 6 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 3.
Judge 7 - Taste 3...Texture 6...Presentation 3. Salty. No real depth in flavor.
Judge 8 - Taste 7...Texture 7...Presentation 3.
Judge 9 - Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 4.

#8 Ono Kim Chee

Judge 1 - Taste 2...Texture 4...Presentation 7.

Judge 2 - Taste 1...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Too much garlic.

Judge 3 - Taste 4...Texture 4...Presentation 7. A little hard to eat. Not sure why...

Judge 4 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Sour?

Judge 5 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 7.

Judge 6 - Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 7.
Judge 7 - Taste 8...Texture 8...Presentation 8.
Judge 8 - Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 6.
Judge 9 - Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 5.

#9 Keeaumoku Produce

Judge 1 - Taste 1...Texture 3...Presentation 6. Yucky!

Judge 2 - Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 5. Too much ginger. Takes over the other flavors.

Judge 3 - Taste 5...Texture 6...Presentation 7. Weird after taste. Ok, just not one of the better ones.

Judge 4 - Taste 4...Texture 6...Presentation 7. No taste.

Judge 5 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 6.
Judge 6 - Taste 2...Texture 3...Presentation 6.
Judge 7 - Taste 5...Texture 7...Presentation 7.
Judge 8 - Taste 5...Texture 5...Presentation 5.
Judge 9 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5.

#10 Marukai

Judge 1 - Taste 0...Texture 4...Presentation 5. Taste spoiled.

Judge 2 - Taste 6...Texture 5...Presentation 4.

Judge 3 - Taste 4...Texture 5...Presentation 6. Another one with bad after taste.

Judge 4 - Taste 3...Texture 5...Presentation 5.

Judge 5 - Taste 1...Texture 1...Presentation 1.

Judge 6 - Taste 1...Texture 4...Presentation 5.
Judge 7 - Taste 2...Texture 7...Presentation 5. Taste like hondashi. :(
Judge 8 - Taste 6...Texture 6...Presentation 5.
Judge 9 - Taste 2...Texture 5...Presentation 4.

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What's the address for Fort St Sundries? Nate (69.109.244.xxx) 2008-11-29 06:07:27 Where is it, on Fort St. Mall? Having a hard time placing it in my head. Reply

ilikegrind 2008-11-29 12:59:26 I'll try checking with judge Eat And A Smile b/c she picked it up from the shop. I'll get back to you. Reply

Fort Street Sundries location Gayle (24.25.237.xxx) 2008-12-01 13:06:11 It is a small hole in the wall store in between Fort Street Mall and Bethel Street. The same building of HPUs student center. Their cucumber kimchee isn't as good as the won bok but still pretty good. Eat Lots! Reply

ilikegrind 2008-12-01 14:11:52 Thanks for the directions. Nate, I hope this helps you to figure out where the shop is. Reply

Fort Street Sundries Scott (72.253.193.xxx) 2008-12-03 05:35:19 Just had some won bok kim chee from Fort Street Sundries. Gotta say...pretty tasty stuff! Now i know where to get my kimchee fix down town! Reply

ilikegrind 2008-12-03 05:57:10 Scott. You brave to eat kim chee mid day, then I assume you going back to work. I hope your co-workers no mind the smell of of your kim chee breath. I gotta go down there and see what the shop is like. Is it true that the kim chee is in bottles on the counter top? Reply

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