If you have lived in Korea for a long time, have you ever eaten a lot of food called “kim”? Have you ever felt that even Koreans really like the food called “kim”? But, have you ever wondered what kind of food is “kim”?

Seaweed belonging to “gim,” “gim sok,” or “stone gim sok” is dried by spreading it thinly and widely in the form of paper. Korean law defines it as "a multicellular plant that collectively refers to seaweeds belonging to the genus Kimparae and the genus Kimparae of the order Kimparae and Kimparaeaceae that photosynthesize and propagate with spores among marine aquatic organisms living in the sea", among which Porphyra dentata and Porphyra belong to the genus seriata and Porphyra yezoensis species, which are radiation laver, are mainly cultivated.

(Source: Namu Wiki Reference and Arrangement)

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Since the Korean Peninsula faces the sea on all three sides (east, south, and west), of course, eating habits are closely related to the sea. There are many different types of seafood, but among them, “seaweed” stands out the most. Among the Korean foods commonly eaten in daily life, “gimbap” is the food that is most closely related to seaweed. Even the name appears as the word “gim”, and in the end it is a compound word of “gim” and “bap”, so there is no problem if you consider it the easiest Korean word to understand.

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Also, did you eat a lot of “Triangular Gimbap” sold at convenience stores? You can know the principle of the word “Triangular Gimbap” right now, right? It is a compound word of “triangle”, “seaweed” and “rice”.

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Like kimchi, gimbap occupies a very important place in Korean food culture, and is very popular overseas.

Source: https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/

According to Japan's TBS NEWS, which was listed on January 13 this year, it is evaluated as "traditional food, Korean "kim" has become a successful model for overseas purchases."

Everyone living in Korea must try Korean “kim” and experience Korea’s unique “kim” culture!

When you enter your home country, don't just think of Korean cosmetics, and it's not bad to present “seaweed” as well!