2012년 5월 2일 수요일

Kimchi, the taste of korea

Every country has their own typical food. The kimchi is definitely one of many typical and traditional Korean food and considered as a essential food in Korea. Most korean enjoy eating kimchi for side dish at almost every meal.



 
WHAT IS KIM-CHI?
Kimchi, kind of korean pickle, is made of vegetables(most often cabbage) with a variety of seasonings such as salt, garlic, fish sauce, hot pepper powder, and onions etc. And the taste and how to make the kimchi is different depends on the area.
When you try the Kimchi for the first time, you may feel too spicy and strong smell but Kimchi is a very healthful food. Kimchi is rich in vitamin A, thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), calcium and iron, and contains a number of lactic acid bacteria. Also, the US magazine Health named kimchi in its list of top five "World's Healthiest Foods" for being rich in vitamins, aiding digestion, and even possibly retarding cancer growth.




There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, scallion or cucumber.



Kimchi is also a main ingredient for many Korean dishes such as kimchi stew, kimchi soup, kimchi fried rice, kimchi pancake etc.


This video introduces about korean food involve kimchi, korean bbq, bibimbab etc.
It is a little bit long, but if you are interested in korean food, it will helps a lot.





How about visit the 'Kimchi World' in Insadong, seoul, Korea.
You can experience firsthand  to make Kimchi.
You must be crazy about Kimchi :-))

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