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<p><strong>Kimchi</strong>, also spelled <strong>gimchi</strong> or <strong>kimchee</strong>, is a traditional <a title="Korea" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korean</a> fermented dish made of seasoned vegetables.</p>
<p>Kimchi is the most common Korean <a title="Banchan" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banchan">banchan</a> eaten with rice along with other <em>banchan</em> dishes. Kimchi is also a common ingredient and cooked with other ingredients to make dishes such as kimchi stew (<em><a title="Kimchi jjigae" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi_jjigae">kimchi jjigae</a></em>) and kimchi fried rice (<em><a title="Kimchi bokkeumbap" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimchi_bokkeumbap"><font color="#810081">kimchi bokkeumbap</font></a></em>). Moreover, because it is both flavorful and healthy, the world-wide appeal and popularity of kimchi continues to grow.</p>
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Jars used for storing kimchi</div>
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Current style kimchi with chili peppers</div>
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Kimchi Jigae(Stew). A popular stew made with kimchi, it is commonly cooked with kimchi, fresh vegetables and pork or tuna although countless variants exist.</div>
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<li>Most Koreans store kimchi in a separate refrigerator that is designed to keep kimchi at an optimal temperature for proper fermentation.<a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.tdctrade.com/imn/02031402/food19.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tdctrade.com/imn/02031402/food19.htm" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> </li>
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<li>When taking photographs, South Koreans often say the word "kimchi" the same way English speakers would use the word "cheese".<a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/food.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/food.htm" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> </li>
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<li>The South Korean <a title="Korea Aerospace Research Institute" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Aerospace_Research_Institute">Korea Aerospace Research Institute</a> (KARI) are hoping to have the first Korean in space to experiment with kimchi while aboard the Russian-manned space ship <a title="Soyuz spacecraft" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_spacecraft">Soyuz</a>. KARI has developed a space-safe kimchi recipe by sterilizing the food with radiation blasts, heat, freezing and packaging.<a class="external autonumber" title="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71607-0.html" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,71607-0.html" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> </li>
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<li id="_note-0"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-0">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://www.kimchiexpo.com/kmain.html" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kimchiexpo.com/kmain.html" rel="nofollow">Kimchi Expo 2003</a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 0.95em; COLOR: #555; POSITION: relative"><font size="3">(Chinese)</font></span> </li> <li id="_note-1"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-1">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://h21.hani.co.kr/section-021087000/2003/09/021087000200309060475043.html" rel="nofollow" href="http://h21.hani.co.kr/section-021087000/2003/09/021087000200309060475043.html" rel="nofollow">Hankyorei21</a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 0.95em; COLOR: #555; POSITION: relative"><font size="3">(Korean)</font></span> </li> <li id="_note-kimchimuseum"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-kimchimuseum_0">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://www.kimchimuseum.co.kr/english/exhibition.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kimchimuseum.co.kr/english/exhibition.htm" rel="nofollow">Kimchi >Kimchi Museum Official Website</a> </li> <li id="_note-2"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-2">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=113529&v" rel="nofollow" href="http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=B&i=113529&v" rel="nofollow">=46 고추</a>. <em>Encyclopedia of Korean national culture</em>. 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Yahoo Korean Encyclopedia</a> </li> <li id="_note-4"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-4">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://www.kimchi.or.kr/eng/kkimchi/season.jsp" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kimchi.or.kr/eng/kkimchi/season.jsp" rel="nofollow">"Kimchi in Korea: By Season." Korea Agro-Fisheries Trade Corp.</a> <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 0.95em; COLOR: #555; POSITION: relative"><font size="3">(Korean)</font></span> </li> <li id="_note-5"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-5">^</a></strong> Raymond, Joan: "World's Healthiest Foods: Kimchi (Korea)." Health Magazine. <<a class="external free" title="http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1149143,00.html" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1149143,00.html" rel="nofollow">http>http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1149143,00.html</a>>. </li> <li id="_note-6"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-6">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://www.chemsoc.org/ExemplarChem/entries/2003/bristol_bae/myweb2/health.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.chemsoc.org/ExemplarChem/entries/2003/bristol_bae/myweb2/health.htm" rel="nofollow">Bae, Christina. "Kimchi?Korean Fermented Food." University of Bristol.</a> </li> <li id="_note-Asianinfo"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-Asianinfo_0">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/food.htm#KIM%20CHI" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/food.htm#KIM%20CHI" rel="nofollow">Food in Korea</a>. <em>Asianinfo.com</em>. Retrieved on <a title="2007" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007">2007</a>-<a title="January 30" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_30">01-30</a>. </li> <li id="_note-tour2korea"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-tour2korea_0">^</a></strong> <a class="external text" title="http://english.tour2korea.com/05food/Introduction/ddt_kimchi02.asp?kosm=m5_1&konum=subm2_2" rel="nofollow" href="http://english.tour2korea.com/05food/Introduction/ddt_kimchi02.asp?kosm=m5_1&konum=subm2_2" rel="nofollow">Kimchi</a>. <em>Tour2korea.com</em>. 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<li id="_note-7"><strong><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimchi#_ref-7">^</a></strong> Goddik, Lisbeth Meunier, et al. "Handbook of Food and Beverage Fermentation Technology.", New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc, 2004. </li>
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<li><a class="external text" title="http://www.kimchi.or.kr/eng/main.jsp" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kimchi.or.kr/eng/main.jsp" rel="nofollow">Korean traditional kimchi</a> </li> <li><a class="external text" title="http://english.tour2korea.com/05food/Introduction/ddt_kimchi01.asp?kosm=m4_1&konum=subm2_1" rel="nofollow" href="http://english.tour2korea.com/05food/Introduction/ddt_kimchi01.asp?kosm=m4_1&konum=subm2_1" rel="nofollow">Korea National Tourism Organization's Kimchi page</a> </li> <li><a class="external text" title="http://www.kimchimuseum.co.kr/english/information.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.kimchimuseum.co.kr/english/information.htm" rel="nofollow">Kimchi Field Museum, Seoul</a> </li> <li><a class="external text" title="http://kimchi.kfri.re.kr/html_en/html/kimchi_01.htm" rel="nofollow" href="http://kimchi.kfri.re.kr/html_en/html/kimchi_01.htm" rel="nofollow">Korea Food Research Institute</a> </li>
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