Taste Of Korea

Yes, that is not a misprint. And yes, I know that sounds a little far-fetched. So let's back up. One result of a long and intricate preparation process is that kimchi contains a looooooot of the good stuff. We're talking antioxidants like Vitamin C, beta carotene, phenol compounds, and chlorophyll. You know, the kind of stuff you'd need to be a fitness-nut to know all the names of. Anyway, one of the many beneficial effects of all this good stuff, is that Kimchi reduces your

We've seen in the previous articles how Kimchi has a very specific preparation process, and that this makes the chemistry of kimchi fairly unique among fermented foods. But so what? As we've alluded to before, there is a Korean saying that 'Food is medicine'. If we look at the health benefits of kimchi as measured in lab tests, it is no exaggeration to apply this proverb quite literally to kimchi. There are so many of these lab results, in fact, that we've had to split them o

There is a Korean saying "Food is Medicine". When it comes to kimchi, as we'll see from this and coming articles, this saying is no exaggeration. The ingredients - which are invariably vegetable-based - are obviously healthy in and of themselves. But the real benefits happen at the microbiological level. The key word to memorize is 'lactobacillus' or rather the plural, 'lactobacilli' - as Kimchi has an awful lot of them. But first things first - what exactly are they? It's a