Tag: kimchi

S. Korea’s ‘kimchi deficit’ hits record high

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s trade deficit in kimchi, its proud traditional side dish of fermented cabbage, reached an all-time high last year as low-priced Chinese imports flooded the market, statistics showed Wednesday. The spicy foodstuff is emblematic of Korean cuisine and accompanies almost every meal served in the country, whatever its culinary origins, with kimchi-making still an important annual ritual for many families. But the commercial market has been deluged by Chinese […]

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Of Cabbages and Kims: Korea’s changing kimchis

By Hwang Sunghee in Seoul and Sebastien Berger in Pyongyang Agence France Presse PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — North and South Korea are radically different societies, one ruled by the same family for decades and the other a freewheeling democracy and thrusting economy. But one thing unites them — their love of fermented cabbage. Kimchi, originally a means of preserving the vegetable during winter and which can vary from mild to fiery, has been a […]

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North Korea plant makes kimchi under Kim’s ‘loving care’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is producing kimchi at a new plant “built under the loving care” of leader Kim Jong-Un, who praised the spicy pickle as “one of the world’s five health foods”, state media said Friday. Kim made his remarks while inspecting the sprawling Ryugyong Pickle Factory, built to supply Pyongyang residents with the traditional dish year-round, the Korean Central News Agency said. The plant is capable of producing 4,200 tonnes […]

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Kimchi is good for you

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 26) – Along with those addictive Korean dramas and K-Pop, Korean food have also gained a foothold in the Philippines with many Korean restaurants and food establishments opening left and right. Even if you are not into Korean food, you must be familiar with kimchi – a mainstay in the Korean cuisine. It is the national food of Korea. It is so ubiquitous and definitely a part of […]

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