[AGL] more kimchee?

[Gerry]

Having spent several mornings on a cramped bus with 40 Koreans who just had
kimchee for breakfast, I can attest to its ability for unclogging the
nostrils, a little bit like breathing benzene fumes...

The real stuff in rural Korea is buried for a time to enhance the
fermentation. I never developed a taste for it. My take was that it was
rotten.
G


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Subject: [AGL] more kimchee?


Koreans' Kimchi Adulation, With a Side of Skepticism
Many see beneficial powers in the national dish, and some scientists
agree. Critics keep quiet.
By Barbara Demick, LA Times Staff Writer
May 21, 2006

SEOUL — One might call it the chicken soup of Korea.

For years, Koreans have clung to the notion that kimchi, the pungent
fermented cabbage that is synonymous with their culture, has mystical
properties that ward off disease. But what was once little more than an
old wives' tale has become the subject of serious research, as South
Korean scientists put kimchi under their microscopes.

<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-
kimchi21may21,0,2559692.story>