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Last
year, South Korea exported about $102 million
worth of kimchi worldwide, including $2 million to the United
States.
South Korea banned Chinese imports of kimchi in October, saying
that samples contained eggs of parasitic worms. China retaliated,
saying South Korean products also contained parasitic eggs.
In 2000, Seoul fought Japanese attempts to have the International
Olympic Committee designate the Japanese their style of kimchi,
called "kimuchi," an official Olympic food. In the end,
South Korea's recipe for kimchi was recognized as the standard by
an international vegetable committee.
Los
Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2005
Japan's
increasing share of the world kimchi market has reminded Korea of
the past Japan's invasion. Despite the fact that Japanese way of
making kimchi does not follow Korean traditional style, Japan's
imitation products are floating around the world as "kimchi."
For Koreans, this is not only Japan's market domination but also
insult of national pride as they experienced before.
The New York Times February 5, 2000
Kimchi
cuts cholesterol, prevents obesity,
diabetes and stomach cancer,
constipation and colon cancer, and to top it off, keeps a person
young and their skin healthy. Kimchi has been shown to help improve
the fight against bird flu or other
types of flu viruses.
CNN
November 13, 2005
According
to Yonhap, he claimed kimchi proved helpful in preventing the spread
of SARS in 2004.
Yahoo!
Asia News November 27, 2005
Sales
of kimchi, a Korean dish made with fermented cabbage and spices,
are surging after scientists found that a lactic acid bacteria in
the dish helped poultry fight bird flu.
Breaking News on Food - Europe November
16, 2005
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