KIMCHI

A TREASURED NATIONAL DISH, KOREA, C.1ST CENTURY BCE - PRESENT

is believed that kimchi originated during the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE – 668) when picking vegetables helped to preserve food for longer. The earliest kimchis consisted of radishes fermented in brine, although this changed as new vegetables such as cucumbers were brought to Korea during the Goryeo period (918-1392). Gochugaru, a staple ingredient of modern