[AGL] more kimchee?

[Harry Edwards]

Koreans' Kimchi Adulation, With a Side of Skepticism
Many see beneficial powers in the national dish, and some scientists  
agree. Critics keep quiet.
By Barbara Demick, LA Times Staff Writer
May 21, 2006

SEOUL — One might call it the chicken soup of Korea.

For years, Koreans have clung to the notion that kimchi, the pungent  
fermented cabbage that is synonymous with their culture, has mystical  
properties that ward off disease. But what was once little more than an  
old wives' tale has become the subject of serious research, as South  
Korean scientists put kimchi under their microscopes.

<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg- 
kimchi21may21,0,2559692.story>