3,000￦ Now Categorized - Entertainment

I finally figured it out. I spent 3,000￦ on a ticket for the Kimchi Field Museum at the COEX, which was very interesting by the way. I learned that kimchi, born in Korea around the 7th century, originally consisted of salted vegetables. It came as a surprise to me to learn that red (chili) pepper, the most popular and widely known ingredient of today's kimchi, was not an original ingredient. In fact, red peppers are not indigenous to Korea. It wasn't until the 16th century, when Portuguese traders coming from Japan introduced red peppers to the Korean peninsula, that kimchi making included ground red pepper powder. Another interesting fact I learned from the Kimchi Field Museum is that Korea exports its kimchi all around the world, with 93% going to Japan and 2.6% going to the US.