To promote kimchi abroad, South Korean scientists are trying to get rid of a key component: the smell. https://t.co/yWpTF4dSQZ pic.twitter.com/vagEA4KvJx
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) June 22, 2017
Sour note lifted in kimchi war as North Korea gets taste of victory at UN: https://t.co/DcBFL5aXcr via @GuardianNK
— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) November 24, 2015
Family members of U.S. service members stationed in South Korea learn how to make kimchi, the Korean traditional dish made of cabbage and chili pepper paste, at a community center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, on Nov. 14, 2015. (Yonhap)
— KimcheeGI (@KimcheeGI) June 2, 2015
Filipino actress Jessy Mendiola tastes kimchi during a publicity event in Seoul on May 1, 2015, to make the traditional fermented Korean dish made of seasoned vegetables in this photo released by food maker Pulmuone. Mendiola, designated as a tourism ambassador for South Korea, represents Korea’s culture through a popular TV program in the Philippines. (Yonhap)
You can tell Ambassador Lippert is playing to the crowd while he recovers:
Doctors at Yonsei University Severance Hospital said Sunday that U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert is recovering fast and may go home as early as Tuesday afternoon.
“Ambassador Lippert feels overwhelmed by the messages of support for him,” the embassy’s minister-counselor for public affairs, Robert W. Ogburn, said during a press conference. “The ambassador said kimchi is helping him recover.”
Dr. Yoon Do-heum, the head of the hospital, said during a media briefing that the 80 stitches Lippert received for a facial injury would be removed today, and the pain in his left wrist was easing. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link such as Ambassador Lippert saying he is reading the “Two Koreas” by Don Oberdorfer while he is recovering. This book in my opinion is the best modern Korean history 101 book out there. With that said I would of thought that Lippert would of read this book before becoming Ambassador? Either that or is he just playing to the crowd again?
We learned before that using Korean chopsticks is great for improving your golf swing, making pottery, playing handball, and even doing a little embryonic stem cell cloning on the side. Well now we have also learned that another staple of Korean culture kimchi is also the cure for the current bird flu crisis:
Among the many miraculous properties attributed to the Korean staple side dish kimchi may be the ability to cure bird flu, Seoul National University scientists say. A research team lead by Prof. Kang Sa-ouk said Tuesday they created a food mixture containing a lactic ferment from kimchi that is effective against the avian flu and sent it to Indonesia, where the virus is rampant.
I willing to bet that only Korean made kimchi can cure the bird flu as well because Chinese kimchi has to much lead. Just like only Korean chopsticks can be used to improve your golf swing.
