Kimchi
Kimchi is certain the best food to represent South Korea. Reason being is that kimchi is usually the first thing that came into the mind of a person when they think of Korea, especially about Korean food. In addition, kimchi is a must eat food for the Koreans for almost every single meal. Even though Kimchi is known for being spicy, but many still like it a lot and always order for it whenever having Korean cuisine for meal.
It is assumed that in the early days, the Koreans created kimchi to allow vitamins and minerals to be preserved in the vegetables throughout the long and cold winters in Manchuria when most of the Koreans were living there. It is very much believed that Kimchi is one of the healthiest food on earth because studies have shown that it is full of vitamins and minerals.
Basically there are more than 100 different types of kimchi available in Korea and the type of kimchi been produced is depended on the harvest and weather conditions. Different regions have different liking flavour for the kimchi. For example in the south, people use more salt and seafood so as to make it more sweeter and stronger taste and as for the north region, the people prefer the kimchi to be less salty and mild. As for kimchi in Seoul, because Seoul is the capital of Korea and having many different people starting in there, thus there are a variety of kimchis available there.
Ginseng
Ginseng, also known as Ginnsuu in mainly China and Korea, is one of the thing that people will thought of when Korea is mentioned. It is because Korea is one of the few countries that produce good quality ginseng. In addition, quite a few foods in Korea have ginseng as their ingredient. For example the Ginseng Chicken Soup. It is one of the must try food when one visit Korea.
There is also a Ginseng Festival held in a small city of Geumsan. Tourists are able to gain knowledge of ginseng because at this point of time in Geumsan, it will be flooded with ginseng and medicinal herb markets. During the festival, Geumsan Insam Gallery will be opened to welcome visitors in as displays and information of different ginseng will be put out for them to see. There will be exhibitions and booth set up there. Besides that, performances, events and foods are offered and all of them are related to ginseng.
Hallyu wave
In this 21st century, it can be said that always everyone will mention about Kpop (Korean Pop) when it is related to Korea or some of the topics made by youths are about K-pop. “Hallyu” wave which also means Korean wave in English. This include the entertainment industry in Korean (Dramas, songs, etc) which is also known as K-Pop. In the recent years, Korean wave was very popular among youths and the adults all around the world. It started off with the interest and liking for korean dramas when “Winter Sonata” was first screened on tv. Then the demand for korean dramas increased. After that is the forming of korean bands like WonderGirls, SNSD, 2NE1, Super Junior, Shinee and many more which until now is in hot popular demand from the youths. Because of the K-pop fever right now, people are very into korean culture, especially foods. More and more korean restaurants are set up everywhere.
The famous korean drama that light up the Hallyu wave, Winter Sonata.
Some of the KPop groups that are popular among youths nowadays.
Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery, or cosmestic surgery, is the other thing that Korea is famous for. Firstly, plastic surgery clinics can be easily found in South Korea and it can be as cheap as $800. Secondly, many believed that majority of the koreans undergo plastic surgery, especially those celebrities. This is because looks is important in Korea and parents even encourage their children to undergo plastic surgery like one would encourage their child to go for education. To them, they think that for one to be able to succeed, looks is the very first thing that can lead them to success.
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