U.S. Ambassador Disputes Chinese Claims By Saying Kimchi is a Uniquely Korean Dish
Here was a good move by Ambassador Harris to score some easy points with the Korean public at the expense of the Chinese:
U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris learned how to make kimchi from a renowned chef Tuesday, calling the fermented cabbage dish “uniquely Korean, world-renowned food.”
The kimchi-making event at the Habib House, the ambassador’s official residence in Seoul, came amid Chinese media’s claim that Beijing led the development of a global standard for the staple Korean dish.
“There’re some pretenders out there, but I think there’s nothing more Korean than kimchi,” Harris said during the 25-minute event streamed live on Facebook by the Asia Society Korea Center.
Yonhap
You can read more at the link, but great job who ever came up with the idea for this event.
Beijing is full of fermented stuff all right; but it’s all post-digestion…
The US ambassador has too much time on his hand, getting involved in a petty squabble by two countries that nobody else cares about.
He’s just trying to make sure he has a place at the grown-ups table when the real adult comes into the white house.
LOL, Chinese trolls still trying to diss Korea…