Health magazine named the spicy cabbage kimchi as one of the 5 healthiest foods in the world. Full of Vitamins A, B, C, and healthy bacteria lactobacilli, it's packed with lots of good stuff. Some people like it immediately and for others it's an acquired taste, but Koreans eat it with everything including pizza and pasta.
One of the strongest memories of my childhood is helping my grandmother with the yearly making and burying of vats of kimchi in our very suburban and very square American backyard. These days, I generally buy my kimchi from one of the local mothers or grandmothers who produce it in vast quantities. It's better than I can make, saves tons of time, and I like to support small home-based businesses. But it's actually not that hard to make if you want to give it a try.
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