In: Current Events in Korea| Food in Seoul, South Korea| Kimchi
25 May 2009Some of you may be aware of South Korea’s first astronaut to be sent to space last year with kimchi on board the spacecraft.
Just a few days ago, kimchi was sent on another important mission – to a South Korean destroyed deployed to fend off Somali pirates off the coast of Africa. The 300 naval [...]
In: Daily Life in Seoul, South Korea| Food in Seoul, South Korea| Kimchi| Korean Culture| Korean History| Uncategorized
19 May 2009Did you know that kimchi is a low-calorie cancer fighter, with 4x the valuable lactic acid bacteria of yogurt?
I recently visited the Kimchi Museum located at the COEX Mall in Seoul, South Korea. I didn’t realize there was so much information about kimchi available. Most of the information I have gathered below is from the [...]
Kimchi Soup is a blog journal managed by a Korean-American-Jewish adoptee (this is not a joke). Its sole purpose is to document the adventures of the author's return to Korea and to update his family and friends.
The author of this blog journal was adopted form Korea at the age of 6. He was adopted and raised by a Jewish-American family (not a joke). The purpose of his extended return trip to Korea is to learn more about his birth-family history, learn the Korean language, and immerse himself in daily Korean life to fully experience true Korean culture.