Participants preparing kimchi, a traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, during a kimchi making festival held amid snowfall at the Jogyesa Temple in Seoul. — AFP
Seoul: South Korea’s exports of kimchi increased 6.9% from a year earlier to hit a record high in 2024, driven by growing global popularity of Korean cuisine, government data shows.
Outbound shipments of kimchi, a traditional South Korean side dish typically made from fermented cabbage, reached a fresh high of 47,100 tonnes, according to data released by the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ministry yesterday.
