This is a photo of Sunmi sitting down to a typical Korean meal. Complete with a big bowl of kimchi chige, a small metal bowl of rice, green onion soup, sprouts and, located in the middle, a serving of kimchi.
Kimchi is probably the first word that pops to mind when you mention Korea. By exploring the below information about this traditional food, you will quickly understand the reason.
BTW, in Korea, when they are about to take your photo, you say 'kimchi'; not 'cheese'.
Great Information
This is a great place to start learning about kimchi. In addition to a description, is has great images, information about different types of kimchi based on region as well as other links.
Kimchi, also spelled gimchi or kimchee, is a traditional Korean fermented dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings, most commonly referring to the spicy baechu variety. Kimchi is the most common banchan, or side dish eaten at every Korean meal with rice. Kimchi is also a common ingredient and combined with other ingredients to make dishes such as kimchi stew (kimchi jjigae) and kimchi fried rice (kimchi bokkeumbap). Kimchi is so common in Korea cuisine that the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) developed space kimchi to accompany the first Korean astronaut to the Russian-manned space ship Soyuz.Kimchi goes to space, along with first Korean astronaut
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Books about Kimchi
History and Recipes
Kimchi & Calamari
Amazon Price: $10.87 (as of 10/12/2008)
Good Morning, Kimchi!: Forty Different Kinds of Traditional & Fusion Kimchi Recipes
Amazon Price: $20.25 (as of 10/12/2008)
The Kimchi Matters: Global Business and Local Politics in a Crisis-Driven World (AgatePro Books)
Amazon Price: $12.44 (as of 10/12/2008)
Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home
Amazon Price: $18.15 (as of 10/12/2008)
Kimchi: A Natural Health Food
Amazon Price: $18.50 (as of 10/12/2008)
