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So, I've heard my share of comments about the wonders of kimchi. Some have made sense, were relevant to whatever discussion was taking place and so on, and others have just flat-out confounded with me...as far as the logic applied and timing.

I just had a coworker inform me that kimchi is 'scientific'.

While eating 'Mexican' food the other day, the server giddily told me adding kimchi to my enchiladas would improve the flavor, then waited there anxiously to see if I'd do it. I didn't, and they seemed partly sad, partly offended.

Flipping channels the other day with a friend over, we saw some recording of the Winter Olympics last year where the Koreans were tearing it up in the short track speed skating competition. He was quick to point out that kimchi gave them the edge--that it was the obvious explanation for their success--gave them more stamina and flexibility.

Heard any other good ones lately?

[rockstarsmooth]

a couple of months ago, i told my adult students that my dad had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in his kidney and would have to get his kidney removed. thus, my summer holiday would be longer as i was going to visit my dad. they told me to bring kimchi to him, because kimchi cures cancer.
that's why there's no cancer in korea.
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[LUCRETIA]

Now, if only the rest of the world would stop fussing and realise that the road to health is eating pickled cabbage generously laden with red pepper powder. The solution to all ills, ladies and gentleman, is the world famous condiment, kimchi.

I never understood how simply fermenting a plain old vegetable like cabbage could magically elevate its nutritional properties. It sits stewing in a pot for a season and when you take it out, voila! a cure for AIDS, SARS and homosexuality.

And why arent the Germans singing the praises of Saurkraut, which is basically the same kind of stuff?

When I was first in Korea, this girl told me to try some, squirming in her seat she was so anxious to see my response. I munched it up and said it was okay. Her response?
"Yes, it is not suitable to Foreigner"

[arjuna]

[VanIslander]

koreans eat a lot of salty and spicy "kimchi"

koreans have a lot of stomach cancer

i suspect a link

can't be soju, as some suggest, because swill consumption is gender biased but stomach cancer in korea is gender equal

kimchi causes stomach cancer

that's a thesis that will NOT ever get researched so will never be shown

[arjuna]

[Bibbitybop]

A claim that upsets my vegetarian friends: Kimchi is vegetarian.

It's got shrimp powder in it, and though that's minimal, it makes a difference to die-hard veggisauruses.

[Benicio]

So I've been told, by a Korean:

Korea has one of the highest rates of stomach cancer in the world!