Where did kimchi originate? When?

Originally from China, there is no way to prove exactly when kimchi originated. But the earliest records of kimchi date back about 3,000 years.

When it comes to kimchi, we must think that it is Korean cuisine, there are many ways to say this, some people say it is the Tang Dynasty Xue Rengui located in South Korea, a few of its subordinates are Chongqing people, will do the Chongqing kimchi, so the Korean kimchi from this. But this argument whether true or not, we all know that there is a cuisine in the world is kimchi.

Expanded Information:

There is kimchi all over the world, and the flavor varies according to different practices. And there are different, of which Fuling squash, French pickles, German sweet and sour kale, and known as the world's top three kimchi.

North Korea won a big victory in the kimchi wars as the United Nations elevated its kimchi to equal status with South Korean kimchi. There are many headaches that give the U.N. headaches every day, and striking a balance in kimchi's honor is perhaps one of the unexpected ones.

The U.N. awarded North Korea's kimchi World Heritage status not for its flavor as a food, but for the unique cultural and social experience that the process of making and consuming kimchi represents.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Kimchi