That and Ulsan's Cheoyong festival - centered around a daoist/shaman dance - were two events that I really wanted to see this fall. Maybe if I'm still here next year?
I just ate at a friend's house and she had spent the weekend with her mom and sisters making the winter's Kimjang. I can't remember if she said it took 20 cabbages per person or per family to last through the winter.
I also asked her about the health benefits of kimchi and how foreigners were confused as to whether it was healthy or contributed to Korea having the highest rates of stomach cancer in the world. She was convinced the stomach cancer was due to the high concentration of salt and red pepper in the kimchi. But she can't live without it and eats it anyway...
Next time I see her, she's going to give me a head to take home!
That's very interesting to hear that it takes 20 cabbages per person or family to make it through the winter. One of my coworkers told me that her family only uses 8 heads during kimjang, which now has me curious if that indicates they don't eat kimchi on a regular basis.
I can understand it being particular ingredients within kimchi that cause health problems - such as stomach cancer - and wonder if any 'family recipes' are changing to reduce the dangers. With the many varieties of kimchi available I wonder if a more health-conscious generation might move to a dish like 물김치 (water kimchi) to avoid getting stomach cancer in later years ...
I think I may have received half a head of kimchi, and I have eaten 1/4th of that this week - and it is probably twice my normal consumption. (my stomach lining isn't happy, even though my mouth is) So that makes me think that 20 heads per family is right
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While I enjoy a lot of the 'spicy' Korean food I've encountered here, much of it does make me break out into a sweat. On top of that, quite a few of the dishes with gochujang in them are also served hot -- and much hotter than what my parents served while I was growing up. Not surprisingly, there have been times when I've waited for something to cool down and made my dinner companions wonder if I ordered something that I have on intention of eating. (ha
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I also asked her about the health benefits of kimchi and how foreigners were confused as to whether it was healthy or contributed to Korea having the highest rates of stomach cancer in the world. She was convinced the stomach cancer was due to the high concentration of salt and red pepper in the kimchi. But she can't live without it and eats it anyway...
Next time I see her, she's going to give me a head to take home!
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I can understand it being particular ingredients within kimchi that cause health problems - such as stomach cancer - and wonder if any 'family recipes' are changing to reduce the dangers. With the many varieties of kimchi available I wonder if a more health-conscious generation might move to a dish like 물김치 (water kimchi) to avoid getting stomach cancer in later years ...
That's great that your friend is going to share!
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