Bossam Kimchi

If I were asked to choose a food to represent the Korean people, kimchi would be first on the list. Because Koreans have long followed vegetable-centered diet, we have highly developed methods of storing vegetables. In particular, kimchi, made by pickling cabbage in salt water and flavoring it with red pepper and various spices, is a good way of taking in important vitamins during the winter season. Preparing and eating kimchi has been a smart way to pass the long, cold winter season in particular, when vegetables are not produced.