Kimchi

Consuming up to three servings of kimchi daily may reduce the risk of obesity in men and decrease abdominal obesity in both men and women, according to a new study. The research, based on the Korean HEXA study, suggests that the benefits of kimchi, a low-calorie, nutrient-rich fermented food, may be due to its content of beneficial bacteria and dietary fiber. However, due to its high sodium content, moderate consumption is advised.Radish kimchi is associated with a lower prevalence of abdominal fat in both men and…

Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits.For instance, there is some evidence eating or drinking fermented foods can improve blood glucose control in people with diabetes. They can lower blood lipid (fats) levels and blood pressure in people with diabetes or obesity. Fermented foods can also improve diarrhoea symptoms.But can they help you lose weight, as a recent study suggests? Let's look at the evidence.Remind me, what are fermented foods?Fermented foods are…

Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish made from fermented vegetables, typically cabbage and radishes, seasoned with various spices and seasonings. It is known for its distinctive tangy and spicy flavor, resulting from the fermentation process. Kimchi is a staple in Korean cuisine and is often consumed as a side dish or used as an ingredient in other dishes, adding a unique and flavorful element to meals.Kimchi, a type of fermented food, has been a central component of Korean cuisine for millennia. In ancient times, Korean…

Kimchi, an ancient staple of Korean cuisine, is traditionally fermented in handmade earthenware jars called onggi. But when it comes to mass production, companies use jars made of glass and other materials to ferment kimchi in large quantities. Now a new study demonstrates why some kimchi makers still swear by the traditional technology: onggi provide great environments for the growth of lactic acid bacteria, the “good” microbes that give kimchi its signature sour flavor. “Having higher bacterial proliferation is…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The "Kimchi premium" is a term used to refer to the gap between the price of bitcoins in South Korean versus Western exchanges. This difference, which was first observed in 2016, is caused due to the high demand for a limited supply of bitcoins. The Kimchi premium is not constant, but when it appears, bitcoins can be as much as 50% more expensive in South Korea.…

Two weeks back, while the world was marvelling at the Great British Queue, I was in a queue of a different sort – Ticketmaster’s – trying to get tickets to the South Korean band Blackpink. There was a countdown, there was an app, I had Mr Z on the case trying a different date, and it was completely fruitless, thank God, because I had no idea when I started how expensive they were.My kid, along with my niece, is a “blink”, which means a fan of Blackpink, a girl band that US and UK media always call the most successful…

South Korea can be strict with its Kimchi premium before it gets expired by the FSS report After the news of the severe investigation of Do Kwon about the drastic instability of stablecoins, it is time for Kimchi premium to be investigated under FSS in the crypto market. FSS or the Financial Supervisory Service has suspended transactions in two banks in South Korea for illegal overseas remittance transactions. The FSS has discovered a maximum of US$6.5 billion remitted overseas is done by South Korean crypto exchanges at…