Kimchi-gate: China-South Korea culinary row breaks out over what to call spicy side dish


A heated international row has broken out over the most unlikely of culinary matters, kimchi.

Netizens in South Korea are demanding the Chinese word used for the spicy food be changed from la bai cai to xinqi to properly reflect their cultural identity.

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