Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish, made with salted fermented vegetables. Typically made with cabbage and seasoning such as salt, sugar, onions, garlic ginger and chilli peppers, it can also be made with other vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, bamboo shoots, and radishes!
The radish version brings a crunchier feel to the dish, as well as many health benefits:
- It is packed with nutrients – Depending on which ingredients you go for the nutrient levels will differ, but it is important to note that the fermentation process will develop additional nutrients that are more easily absorbed by your body.
- Contains probiotics – The fermentation process creates an environment where friendly bacteria can thrive. This bacteria brings many benefits to our health and help prevent certain conditions.
- A strong immune system – a specific strain of bacteria found in kimchi called Lactobacillus can help boost your immune system.
- Reduces inflammation – the probiotics found in Kimchi can help fight inflammation and improve blood vessel health.
As well as health benefits, kimchi also has other general benefits. Some worth noting are that kimchi is delicious and, when made with radishes, can bring a touch of crunchiness to your meals. It is also incredibly easy to make, with so many recipes available online that are easy to follow, and with ingredients which can be found in any supermarket. Because of the fermentation process, it also has a very long shelf-life.
M&P Engineering is a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of food processing equipment including its world-famous onion peeling machine.
The onion processing equipment uses a self-adjusting assembly of floating knives to top, tail and peel onions from 45mm to 115mm diameter. The onion peeler also uses air compressors to remove the outer layers of onion peel, helping to keep optimum appearance of the final product.
Based on the successful design of the M&P Onion Peeler, the M&P Radish Top & Tailer is tailored for optimum efficiency and reliability.
This innovative piece of equipment tops and tails the radish, at a rate of up to 100 per minute. The top and tail knives of the machine float to adjust their position to the size of the radish, reducing waste and allowing operation on a wide range of radish sizes and shapes.
Because of the manual adjustment of the top and tail knives, no change of parts is required for the M&P Top and Tailer.
Benefits of the M&P Top & Tailer include: Separate discharge points for top & tailed radish and waste; low labour requirement; easy to maintain; simplicity of design and easy access for cleaning ensures minimum downtime.
To learn more about our food processing equipment please contact us today.