Kimchi Cookbook

K?m?h? ?? a ?r?b??t?? l??t??-???d bacteria (LAB) f?rm?nt?d vegetable f??d, the most ??mm?n of which ?? baechu (cabbage, Brassica r???) k?m?h? (>70% of k?m?h?). The h??lth b?n?f?t? ?nd ?u?l?t? of kimchi ?r? d???nd?nt ?n ?t? r?w ingredients, fermentation ??nd?t??n?, and th? LAB involved in the f?rm?nt?t??n. K?m?h? has antioxidative ?nd ?nt??g?ng, ?nt?mut?g?n??, anticancer, ?nt??b???t?, and ?th?r h??lth b?n?f?t?. Moreover, kimchi LAB exhibit ?nt??x?d?t?v?, ?nt???n??r, ?mmun?-?t?mul?t?r? ?ff??t?, ?nd ?nt??b???t? ?nd ?th?r probiotic activities. K?m?h? is ??f? from the ??nt?m?n?t??n ?f NO3, NO2, n?tr???m?n?? and b??g?n?? amines, ?nd NaCl content. The health-promoting, probiotic, ?nd functional f??d ?r???rt??? ?f k?m?h? ??n b? ??t?m?z?d ?r increased b? m?n??ul?t?ng the t???? and ?m?unt? ?f ingredients, as well ?? by u??ng ???r??r??t? ?r?b??t?? ?t?rt?r? and kimchi ?r???r?t??n m?th?d?. In th?? ?h??t?r, w? ?ntr?du?? th? process ?f k?m?h? m?nuf??tur?, f?rm?nt?t??n, ?nd h??lth b?n?f?t? ?f k?m?h? ?? a ?r?b??t?? f??d. K?m?h? ?? th? tr?d?t??n?l ?nd well-known ?thn?? f?rm?nt?d f??d ?n K?r??. Th?r? are various t???? ?f K?m?h?, depending ?n v?r??u? raw m?t?r??l? ?nd ?r★★★★★★ng m?th?d?. Kimchi ??bb?g? and r?d??h are the m??t w?d?l? used ?? main ingredients. K?m?h? is ?h?r??t?r?z?d b? ?t? ??l?t?b?l?t? ?? g?v?ng ??ur, sweet, ?nd ??rb?n?t?d t??t??. F?rm?nt?t??n of K?m?h? is ??rr??d out b? various m??r??rg?n??m? ?r???nt ?n th? raw materials. Am?ng l??t?? acid bacteria, th? genera L?u??n??t??, W?????ll?, and L??t?b???llu? ?r? b?l??v?d t? b? th? key ?l???r? ?n K?m?h? fermentation. K?m?h? ?? recognized as a h??lth f??d b???u?? of ?t? ?h????l?g?? nutr??nt? ?nd phytochemicals, as w?ll ?? probiotics ?u?h ?? l??t?? ???d b??t?r??. In ?dd?t??n, m?n? h??lth b?n?f?t? ?f K?m?h? have been r???rt?d ?u?h ?? ?nt??x?d?nt, ?nt?mut?g?n??, anticarcinogenic, ?nd ?nt?h???rt?n??v? ??t?v?t???. Kimchi is ?l?? regarded ?? a hygienically ??f? food b???u?? ??th?g?n?? bacteria ?nd contaminations ?r? ?lm??t ??m?l?t?l? r?m?v?d during ?t? ?r???r?t??n ?nd fermentation.