In Korea, one of the traditional activities that takes place as winter sets in is kimjang (also spelled gimjang). Back in the old days, before refrigerators were invented, when you had to ensure you had enough food to last until spring, family and friends would get together to make enormous amounts of kimchi. This would then be placed in vats partially buried in the frozen ground, which would help to preserve the contents.These days, with fresh ingredients available year-round from across the…
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