...I was born in South Korea. I graduated from college and then came here. I am interested in food, comic books and traditional culture. Especially here, I am happy to eat various kinds of delicious food. I love every cultural experience of variety!

Korean Traditional Food

...Kim-chi is Korean’s most favorite and traditional food. Our ancestors ate Kim-chi almost 1400 years ago. It is made with Chinese cabbage, hot pepper, garlic, salt, shrimp sauce, onions and a lot of vegetables. But, like Italian pizza does, Kim-chi also has various kinds of recipes and ingredients, especially depending on the region. For example, in south part of Korea, Kim-chi is a little bit hot. they’re in warm temperature, so they made Kim-chi more salty than any other parts of Korea to keep them fresh. And, they use lots of vegetables so their Kim-chi is more colorful and has a rich taste. On the other hand, when you go north, you can see that Kim-chi is so white and tastes flat. Even though they are barely white.
...They also have various kinds of subtitles of Kim-chi. You might know Kim-Chi made with Chinese cabbage. But actually Kim-chi has a lot of kinds. In Korea, there’s Kim-chi made with Chinese cabbage, radish, young radish, green onion and other vegetables. So if you want to make a Kim-chi with your own taste, you can make it with your favorite vegetables whatever it is. But, Be Careful! The taste also depends on You!

Kim Chi: A Healthy Food

...Usually Koreans eat Kim-chi as a side dish in their usual meal. And some scientists say it’s the reason why Koreans weren’t affected with SARS. Last year, southern part of Asia was struck with SARS. A lot of people died and in the middle of this tragedy, there’s China, especially near by Korea. But there was no one who was affected by SARS in Korea. So many scientists say that it might be related to Kim-chi. Also, Kim-chi is good for anti-cancer. Much research says some kind of enzyme acts to anti-cancer. Now we’re studying Kim-chi’s mysterious efficacy. But most of the part is still a secret.
...Kim-chi is a fermented food. It has a tremendous amount of enzymes. And like yogurt, it does the same work. Furthermore, it includes many kinds of vegetables. So when we eat Kim-chi, we eat not only Chinese cabbage, but also radish, green onion, garlic, ginger, red pepper, and lots of healthy vegetables. We can get vitamins A, C, E and minerals too. Now there’s an interest in Kim-chi to solve the effects of cancer. Kim-chi is a global food now. Like ancient Koreans kept their health with eating Kim-chi when there’s few vegetables in winter time. If we know much more about Kim-chi, we can serve its effect joyfully in our meat!
...I believe Korean Kim-chi will be one of the most popular global standards!