South Korea Wednesday opened a kimchi research centre to raise global demand for its famous dish and for the country's cuisine in general.
South Korea Wednesday opened a kimchi research centre to raise global demand for its famous dish and for the country's cuisine in general.
The agriculture ministry said the world kimchi laboratory, sited at the Korea Food Research Institute in Bundang south of Seoul, would undertake detailed research into lactic acids created by fermentation and operate a pilot plant to make prototype foods.
Korea's Most Famous Food Kimchi Brings Health and Beauty
Kimchi brings both health and beauty, according to devotees trying to promote South Korea's most famous food -- a pickled and fermented vegetable dish -- to the wider world.
Kimchi brings both health and beauty, according to devotees trying to promote South Korea's most famous food -- a pickled and fermented vegetable dish -- to the wider world.
The spicy side dish has inspired its own museum in Seoul and an annual festival and was even blasted into space with the country's first astronaut in 2008.
"The laboratory can provide scientific studies and create data needed to transform kimchi into a more global dish, as well as promote overseas demand for Korean food in general," a ministry official told Yonhap news agency.
Celebrate Healthy Food
This year's Nutrition Month campaign, which falls in March, seeks to celebrate food from field to table.
This year's Nutrition Month campaign, which falls in March, seeks to celebrate food from field to table.
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Britons Outsmart French in the Kitchen
The French have long been considered masters of cuisine but Britons spend longer in the kitchen and prepare a wider variety of international food, according to a survey out Tuesday.
The French have long been considered masters of cuisine but Britons spend longer in the kitchen and prepare a wider variety of international food, according to a survey out Tuesday.
