Among the three representative cuisines in Korea, kimchi ranks first, followed by rice cakes and water-roasted spareribs. But why is kimchi positioned as a side dish, but it can also spread all over the universe and be listed as a world intangible cultural heritage?

The status of kimchi in Korea can be said to be equivalent to the pepper on the table of Sichuan people now, and it is also equivalent to the old vinegar on the table of Shanxi people. So why can South Korea create this world-famous food? There is also a certain reason for this.

? South Korea is adjacent to China on the left and Japan on the right, and is deeply influenced by the two countries in terms of diet. After long-term absorption and influence, it finally formed its own unique food culture. In this way, the origin of kimchi is inextricably linked with China. Kimchi was introduced into Korea from China during the Three Kingdoms period. From the Koryo period to the present, Korean kimchi culture has been continuously enriched, the production methods have been continuously optimized, and the raw materials have also changed from the original single to diversified, and kimchi has become more and more influential at home and abroad.

However, because South Korea does not have a long history of development like China, kimchi can only be used as a custom, and then gradually evolved into a unique Korean food culture.

Eating kimchi has become a habit, and habit has also become love.

? Koreans first ate kimchi, not because they loved it. It was because the environment at that time was helpless, and then everyone got used to it, and then it was love.

South Korea is located in the sea area surrounded by the sea on three sides, so the winter is relatively long, and there is no anti-season greenhouse vegetable technology in ancient times, which also makes it difficult to grow vegetables in such a high latitude place in South Korea. In this case, Koreans invented kimchi, which is the embryonic form of kimchi, similar to sauerkraut in the northeast. Everyone must be familiar with volunteers. During the Korean War, they suffered a lot because of the cold on the peninsula. Even in the 2 1 century when greenhouse cultivation technology was developed, Koreans could only grow the most common fruit banana in our subtropical region in the greenhouse of Jeju Island. You can imagine how cold the climate there is in winter. And in winter, Koreans on the peninsula will go to Jeju Island to avoid the cold. For South Korea, in such a harsh environment, in a white winter, there is no

Fresh vegetables can be eaten. Even the ancient Korean royal family could only pickle the vegetables planted in autumn and put them in a crock for long-term fermentation, and then take them out in winter.

In fact, this is the same as in the 1960s and 1970s. People in the three provinces of China also make a living by various pickles in winter. In ancient times, people would resist the cold in this way, but now it has formed a long-standing kimchi culture and become an indispensable item in people's lives.