The expression "Korean kimchi originated in China" in the wikipedia entry "kimchi" no longer exists.
According to Yonhap news agency, Seo Environ-deok, a professor at South Korea's Shinsei Women's University, said that he had sent an e-mail to Baidu, protesting against the statement that "South Korea's kimchi originated in China" in the Baidu encyclopedia's "kimchi" entry.
Seo said in his e-mail that Baidu's claim that "Korean kimchi originated in China" in its introduction of "Korean kimchi" is "obviously wrong." He added that he had attached information about the history and culture of kimchi.
Yonhap News Agency also mentioned that the phrase "Korean kimchi originated in China" had disappeared from Baidu's encyclopedia entry "Kimchi" on the 8th.
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Previously reported in the media, the China-led development of the Meishan City Market Supervision Bureau of Sichuan Province, the Sichuan Province, the lead responsibility for the "kimchi (pickled and fermented vegetables) norms and Test Methods" international standard was adopted by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In response, the South Korean government said the standard is related to pickled kimchi (Paocai) in Sichuan province and does not apply to the South Korean kimchi "Kimchi".
Yonhap news agency said China's "Paocai" and South Korea's "Kimchi" are two completely different foods, both in terms of production methods and overall appearance. The usual practice of "Paocai" is to pickle vegetables with boiled seasoning water or ferment the pickled vegetables directly, and it is usually eaten after 2-3 days of pickling, and there are few lactic acid bacteria, so it should be said that "Paocai" is closer to "Pickles (Pickles)". "Pickles".
And the document related to the ISO international standard for kimchi, which China is leading, also points out that the standard does not apply to South Korea's kimchi.
At the foreign ministry's briefing on Dec. 1, a foreign media outlet asked, "There is a controversy between the South Korean and Chinese media over the origins of South Korean food kimchi on the Internet. What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on this?" At the time, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, "Is there a controversy in this regard? I'm not quite sure. I think there is more cooperation and **** enjoyment between China and South Korea.
People's Daily - South Korean professor protests wikipedia entry 'South Korean kimchi originated in China' expression