No, Koreans eat kimchi, and we northeastern people eat Chinese cabbage. Although they are all vegetables, one is a raw material and the other is a processed product with different properties. According to overseas official media reports, the price of a Chinese cabbage in South Korea has risen to one in 62 yuan. However, even if Chinese cabbage is so expensive, it can't stop Koreans from buying Chinese cabbage. Koreans love kimchi very much, so they must buy Chinese cabbage to make kimchi. It's like, the price of rice has gone up, so you have to eat it.

0 1. Why is Korean cabbage so expensive? Originally, South Korea's agriculture was underdeveloped, and many vegetables were imported, so the price of Korean cabbage has never been cheap. However, in 2020, the rainy season in South Korea was too long, and there was a typhoon disaster, which led to a great reduction in Korean cabbage production. Things are rare, the yield is low, and the price of Korean cabbage goes up. In 2020, the price of Korean cabbage increased by 40% compared with 20 19. More expensive than pork.

02. Why are Koreans so obsessed with kimchi? Just like China people love rice, South Korea has a long history of eating kimchi, and Chinese cabbage is the main raw material for making kimchi. Koreans eat kimchi 12 times a week on average, only 2 1 meal a week, and kimchi accounts for half.

Because the winter in Korea is longer and kimchi can be preserved for a long time, it has long been a culture for Koreans to eat kimchi. Koreans also believe that eating kimchi can resist SARS and beautify the face.

03. How to make kimchi? Cut the Chinese cabbage in half, marinate it with salt first, and remove the excess water from the Chinese cabbage. Then add hot sauce, onion, dried pepper, shredded radish, etc. and marinate together. Pickles can be kept for a long time. Pickled pickles can be eaten for a whole year at a time.

So even if Chinese cabbage is expensive, Koreans will buy it, because kimchi is an indispensable item in Korean daily life.