As a home pickler I like this idea.
Traditional pickes use just the veggies and salt water(brine). Microorganisms already present on the skin of the veggies create fermentation which creates the acetic and lactic acids.
So while it is a fermentation process it is a lactic fermentation. Like YOGURT.
Kimchi uses cabbage, hot peppers, salt and fish paste. Kimchi fried rice. Kimchi burger. Kimchi soup
I agree it needs to be its own building

