Korean and Kimchi

Posted by Admin on Saturday, April 7, 2012 0

Vegetables are nutritious foods. It provides nutrients that are beneficial to health such as minerals, vitamins, calcium. The most important are the fibers that help the intestines digest food more efficiently and excretion as well.

For Koreans, Kimchi is a spicy pickles. It  is a side dish that served with main dish. Kimchi also is used in everything from soups to pancakes, and as a topping on pizza and burgers. That's why Kimchi is a symbol of Korean food. Koreans like to eat vegetables, as well as Thai and other nations. But in winter Korea is covered with snow for several months. So they keep the vegetables with the marinade because they can't plant some vegetables about 3-4 months.

Kimichi is a very light dish, without oil.  It is a side dish in korea that everyone eat. It is like bread for americans.  At restaurants, at least, some kind of kimchi is served with absolutely every meal. Kimchi is loaded with vitamins A, B, and C, but its biggest benefit may be in its “healthy bacteria” called lactobacilli, found in fermented foods like kimchi and yogurt. This good bacteria helps with digestion, plus it seems to help stop and even prevent yeast infections, according to a recent study. And more good news: Some studies show fermented cabbage has compounds that may prevent the growth of cancer.

Kimchi is part of culture . Kimchi plays a role in Korean life because it presents the Koreans wisdom and makes them remind to their ancestors. So, every year people are celebrating with the Kimchi festival. There will be kimchi, a kimchi contest, and a whole lot of kimchi-related activities and entertainment. Kimchi is for sale from many different vendors there, samples are available, as well as informative displays. Beside the kimchi, there is traditional music, dance and theater. There are kimchi-making contests, including a special category for foreigners.