[CH] Kimchi Festival

George Nelson (70431.3065@compuserve.com)
Fri, 7 Jul 2000 22:54:50 -0400

A colleague of mine at work passed along a brochure announcing the Kwangju
Kimchi Festival 2000 in Kwangju, Korea.

It will be held from Wednesday, October 18 through Sunday, October 22.

The distance is a bit great for me to attend (unless I can wangle a
business trip), but I thought I would pass the information along for those
who might be in the area.

Red pepper was first put into Kimchi during the Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910),
according to the brochure.  It made the dish more lively and "acted to
cover the pungent odor of the fish sauce used for fermentation."

URL's are 

http://www.metro.kwangju.kr

and

http://www.kimchifestival.com

George Nelson