Life in Korea: Kimchi- Korea's Food

Kimchi represents Korea's best known food. Koreans serve kimchi at almost every meal, and few Koreans can last more than a few days before cravings get the better of them. During the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, thousands of foreigners were introduced to it for the first time. Despite a reputation for being spicy, most people usually develop a taste for it, and many foreigners also find themselves missing it after returning to their home country.

Life in Korea extends special thanks to the Kwangju City Tourism Organization for allowing us to use some content and pictures from the Kwangju Kimchi Festival for this section.

		See the Food & Drink section for more information on Korean food, especially the kimchi listings.
		See the Scenes of Korea section for more pictures of Korean food.

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