Why do Koreans love kimchi so much?

The reason is simple due to the high latitude where Korea is located, the winter is long and the climate is cold, and the season in which vegetables can grow is relatively short. In order to avoid the lack of winter vegetable ingredients, which is related to the historical environment. In the past, Korea was very poor, and kimchi was the best and easiest way to eat. And kimchi goes well with any diet. If you eat sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes with kimchi, you will not get bloated. It's also good to eat greasy food. In addition, Korea has a long winter. There are no vegetarian dishes to eat in winter. That's why every family makes a lot of kimchi before winter to prepare for winter.

Kimchi is an essential part of Korean life. Kimchi is a fermented food, and studies have shown that the lactic acid bacteria produced during its fermentation is good for human health and improves immunity. It is currently recognized by many Westerners. From a nutritional point of view, the main ingredients used in the production of Korean kimchi are not only cabbage, but also a variety of leafy greens and root vegetables, such as radish, leeks, scallions, cucumbers and so on. Depending on the taste, meat or seafood can also be used as a side ingredient, and different people make kimchi with different flavors. Korean kimchi has some health benefits because it contains some vitamins that the body needs and probiotics that can help with digestion. However, because the process of making kimchi adds a lot of salt and sauces, it contains a high level of salt or sodium and should not be eaten frequently. And only take kimchi with rice every day is easy to lead to malnutrition ah!

Korea eat kimchi is also because because Korea's geographic location is not very good, in addition to the sea, it inland area planted very few things, many things are relatively lack of, however, from ancient times to the present day, they are the most common vegetables is cabbage, in this regard, they ate on the long history of the evolution of the middle, the practice from the very beginning of the subsistence to the present, into a kind of their representative work, but also slowly become a household name of a kind, like a festival similar things, just like we do dumplings, became a tradition of a food, they not only like to eat, but also has made it a daily habit, which is why South Korea likes to eat kimchi