It's completely fine to
make the kimchi without the chili pepper flakes, the only mandatory part of the recipe is soaking everything in the brine (salt water) and keeping everything submerged under the liquid.
Not exact matches
-- traditional
kimchi is typically not vegan (hello fish sauce or ground up fish); — it can tend to be on the pricier side (even more so if you eat a lot of it) especially considering that it is
made of such inexpensive ingredient; —
making it yourself ensures you
make it to your liking (spicy / less spicy, with ginger or
without, etc.; —
kimchi is a great probiotic food source which aids digestion; and — spices up any meal you eat it with!
You can also try pickles (
made without sugar — check the label),
kimchi (a spicy Korean cabbage), kombucha (watch the sugar and don't drink if you are prone to candida or other sugar imbalance issues), miso, tempeh, and tofu.