Kimchi is Korean fermented vegetables; kimjang is the late-autumn tradition of making and sharing enough kimchi for winter.

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Kimchi is often cabbage or radish seasoned, salted and fermented. Kimjang turns that preservation into a communal ritual: families and neighbours prepare food together before the cold months. The point is not only flavour, but care made practical.

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Kimchi, Kore mutfağında fermente sebzelere verilen addır; kimjang ise kış için topluca kimchi hazırlama ve paylaşma geleneğidir.

Kimchi çoğunlukla lahana ya da turpun tuzlanıp baharatlarla fermente edilmesiyle yapılır. Kimjang döneminde aileler ve komşular büyük miktarda kimchi hazırlar, paylaşır ve kışa birlikte hazırlanır. Bu gelenek, saklama bilgisini toplumsal dayanışmaya dönüştürür.

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UNESCO describes kimchi as preserved vegetables seasoned with spices and fermented seafood, and kimjang as the late-autumn communal practice of making and sharing large quantities for winter. Sources: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/kimjang-making-and-sharing-kimchi-in-the-republic-of-korea-00881 ; https://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/document-3508

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