Posted on 04/08/2014 5:17:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Manjo Kim was turned down by 11 American universities when she wanted to do further research on the dish
When Dr Manjo Kim told her chemistry professor that she was keen to pursue research on kimchi, he scoffed.
The then-Korean marine biochemistry undergraduate at Pusan University, and later Seoul University, was interested in her country's national condiment.
Undeterred, she decided to apply for PhD fellowships at 11 American universities to do research on kimchi, but was turned down.
Finally, she was accepted into Leeds University in Britain, where she wrote her doctorate dissertation on the topic in the 1960s.
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Ping
Yum. Can’t get enough.
Ketchup anyone?
I freaking LOVE that stuff….!
How many super FAT Koreans do you meet?
It’s very healthy, also.
You do realize...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2009/07/28/south-koreans-create-odorless-kimchi.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/23/world/fg-korea-kimchi23
Descendants of Sauerkraut Reject Kimchi Cousins. That’s pretty funny!
[See ancient efforts of east Asians to get sociable with our European ancestors. See Huns.]
What a less than half baked idea.
Lovely sources. They smell worse than the traditional kimchi.
And it’s only one creator, so who knows if she really succeeded.
This is a woman after my own heart. I love this stuff (had it in my lunch today). One of these days I will get to the Korean grocery and get the chili powder to make my own.
Don’t you have to bury it in clay pots in your backyard over the winter to make authentic kimchi?
Not all versions of kimchi need to be in a clay pot in the ground. I seriously doubt the one offered in the local produce section has been in a clay pot for a few months.
She has licensed the process out.
It is now commercially available from a lot of vendors.
Example:
http://hsfood.en.ec21.com/Odorless_Kimchi—4780523_4780642.html
Piled high’n Deep Kimchi ??
Well, I hope she does well. Although I think that the traditional version is not going to die out as a result.
That’s why she has a PhD - Piled Hers Deeper
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