Say Kimchi! Photo 21

Say Kimchi!

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February 14th 2009
Every country has its signature dish, some kind of food that immediately makes you think of it. In Korea that dish is hands down Kimchi. You don't tell the kids to "say cheese" when you're taking a picture you tell them to "say kimchi!" Children aren't little tots they are "little kimchi's", and I'm pretty sure that Korea's original slogan was not in fact "Land of the morning calm" but rather " ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more