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Cheap and Comforting: Food Trends for 2009

Sam Biddle — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:34:00 CST

With a recession weighing on our minds (and wallets), Gourmet breaks down new home cooking trends for 2009: Drinking will, unsurprisingly, be on the rise, with a wider variety of high-end spirits for simple homemade cocktails. Simple ingredients like large beans will be central in a new wave of easy,...

'Kimchi Deficit' Puts Korea in a Pickle

Michael Roston — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:08:49 CDT

Seoul is facing a ferment in its effort to promote South Korean cuisine around the world: declining exports of its national dish, kimchi. The country recorded a $77.3 million trade deficit of the spicy pickled cabbage and other veggies over the past 3 years, BBC reports. A government report...

Korea's Kimchi Ready for Lift-Off

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:56:00 CST

South Korea spent millions to make sure its first astronaut is well-prepared for his mission—by perfecting a space-safe kimchi, reports the International Herald Tribune . South Koreans put down 1.6 million tons of the national dish each year, and Ko San will blast off April 8 for a 10-day...