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What country is kimchi from?

Kimchi is Korean.

"Korean kimchi" is a fermented food on the Korean Peninsula with vegetables as the main ingredient, various fruits, seafood and meat, and fish sauce as an ingredient. The main beneficial factor component is lactic acid bacteria, but also contains rich vitamins, calcium, phosphorus and other inorganic substances and minerals, as well as the human body needs more than ten kinds of amino acids.

Kimchi represents Korean culinary culture. Because Korea is located in a geographic location where winters are cold and long, and fruits and vegetables do not grow, Koreans use salt to pickle vegetables for the winter.

South Korea

The Republic of Korea (Korean:, English: Republic of Korea), referred to as "South Korea", is located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, surrounded by the sea on three sides, west of the Yellow Sea, southeast of the Korea Strait, east of the Sea of Japan. The Sea of Japan, the north across the 38th parallel demilitarized zone with North Korea.

The total area is about 103,290,000 square kilometers (45% of the area of the Korean Peninsula), Korean is commonly spoken, and as of 06/2022, the total population is about 52 million. The capital is Seoul. The country is divided into 1 special city, 2 special autonomous cities (provinces), 8 provinces, and 6 wide-area cities.

South Korea is a capitalist developed country and a founding member of APEC, the World Trade Organization and the East Asia Summit, as well as a member of important international organizations such as the OECD, the G20 and the United Nations.