2012 Consumer Electronics Show Showcases Latest Technology Innovations

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) shows the new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows phone to host Ryan Seacrest as he delivers a keynote address at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 09, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

An Asus UX31 Ultrabook is displayed during a press event by Intel Corp. at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The DISH Hopper HD DVR system, including a pair of companion Joey set-top boxes, are displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The unit comes with a 2 TB hard drive and can record up to six TV shows at once and can display up to four different shows in four different rooms in a home at the same time. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A Lenovo U300s Ultrabook is displayed during a press event by Intel Corp. at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

President of Panasonic Electronics Marketing Company of North America Shiro Kitajima shows a Panasonic Toughpad during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A Samsung ES8000 TV is displayed during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Samsung Telecommunications America Senior Vice President Kevin Packingham shows a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Samsung Electronics America Senior Vice President Joe Stinziano (L) and President of Consumer Electronics for Samsung Electronics America Tim Baxter show a Samsung 55-inch super OLED TV during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Samsung Telecommunications America Senior Vice President Kevin Packingham shows a Samsung Galaxy Note mobile phone during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

President of Consumer Electronics for Samsung Electronics America Tim Baxter shows a 16-megapixel WB850F camera during a press event at The Venetian for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

President and COO of Sony Electronics Inc. Phil Molyneux shows a new remote for Google TV devices during a Sony press event at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai demonstrates Sony's X-Reality picture processing engine during a Sony press event at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai speaks about the PlayStation Vita during a Sony press event at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

President and COO of Sony Electronics Inc. Phil Molyneux talks about the company's cameras and binoculars during a Sony press event at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show January 9, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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2012 Consumer Electronics Show Ends. Part I

A Mercedes-Benz F125! gullwing coupe research car is displayed before a keynote address by Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Dr. Dieter Zetsche at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The LG Z330 Ultrabook on display at the Intel booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

A conference attendee handles Toshiba Ultrabook on display at the Intel booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

An HP Ultrabook on display at the Intel booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

An electric car2go Smart vehicle from the company's carsharing network is displayed before a keynote address by Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars Dr. Dieter Zetsche at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Hotel & Casino January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Motorola's Droid Razr Maxx on display at the Motorola's booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Motorola's Droid 4 on display at the Motorola booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 13 and is expected to feature 2,700 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 140,000 attendees. The new smart phone which was just announced will be available in the U.S. in February. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Motorola's Droid Xyboard 10.1 on display at the Motorola booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tablet device features a water resistant coating and is currently available in the market. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

An artist uses the Samsung's Galaxy Note at a Samsung booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Note utilizes the first HD screen for an AT&T phone. It runs on Android 2.3, is capable of 1080p video recording, has an 8-megapixel autofocusing rear facing camera and a 2-megapixel front facing camera. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Lumix Dual Lens 3D1 camera is displayed at the Panasonic booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The USD 499 device has a 4x optical zoom and records HD video. It has two lenses and can shoot video and digital still photos at the same time and can shoot photos at two different focal lengths at once. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Lumix GX1 single lens reflex (SLR) camera with 14-42 mm powerzoom lens is displayed at the Panasonic booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new camera comes with an external viewfinder and flash and an ISO up to 12,800. The camera as shown sells for USD 949; the camera body alone is USD 799. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The Galaxy Nexus smarthphone is displayed at the Samsung booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Google device uses Android 4.0 and runs on the Verizon Wireless network. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Coby representative Danay Stockton displays the Coby MID-9742-8 tablet at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

A Nikon 1 camera is displayed at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 12, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Fujifilm FinePix digital cameras are displayed in water to demonstrate that they are waterproof (up to to 32.8 feet) at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A glasses-free Toshiba 55-inch 3-D 4x full HD TV shows the movie, “Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World” at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The TVs are scheduled to be available this year and will come with embedded cameras with facial recognition capability (demonstrated on the screen adjusting at right) so depending on where you are sitting, the set will adjust the viewing point for the best 3-D experience. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Phil Paras uses a Nikon D3S camera with a 200–400mm f4 lens at the Nikon booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

A Sony PS Vita is on display at the Sony booth during the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Updated Google TV remote with backlit keyboard is on the back on display at the Sony booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 11, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Kimchi

“Kimchi, also spelled gimchi, kimchee, or kim chee, is a traditional fermented Korean dish made of vegetables with varied seasonings. There are hundreds of varieties of kimchi made with a main vegetable ingredient such as napa cabbage, radish, green onions or cucumber. It is the most common banchan, or side dish, in Korean cuisine. Kimchi is also a main ingredient for many popular Korean dishes such as kimchi stew (김치찌개; kimchi jjigae), kimchi soup (김칫국; kimchiguk), and kimchi fried rice (김치볶음밥; kimchi bokkeumbap).

The oldest references to kimchi can be found from 2600 to 3000 years ago. The first text-written evidence of its existence can be found in the first Chinese poetry book, Shi Jing (詩經). In this book, kimchi was referred to as jeo (菹). The term ji was used until the pre-modern terms chimchae (hanja: 沈菜, lit. soaked vegetables), dimchae, and timchae were adopted in the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. The word then was modified into jimchi, and is currently kimchi.

Early kimchi was made of cabbage and beef stock only. Red chili, a New World vegetable not found in Korea before European contact with the Americas, was introduced to Korea from Japan after the Hideyoshi Invasions (1592–1598) and became a staple ingredient in kimchi. Red chili pepper flakes are now used as the main ingredient for spice and source of heat for many varieties of kimchi. In the twelfth century other spices, creating flavors such as sweet and sour, and colors, such as white and orange, were added.

Kimchi varieties are determined by the main vegetable ingredients and the mix of seasonings used to flavor the kimchi. The most popular type of kimchi is the baechu (napa cabbage, a long white-colored cabbage) variety, although there are many regional and seasonal varieties.

The Kimchi Field Museum in Seoul has documented 187 historic and current varieties of kimchi. Although the most common seasonings include brine, scallions and spices, ingredients can be replaced or added depending on the type of kimchi being made. Common seasonings also include ginger, chopped radish, garlic, saeujeot (hangul: 새우젓), and aekjeot (hangul: 액젓, fish sauce)”. – Wikipedia

Photos: South Korean housewives, among more than two thousand who gathered for an event sponsored by state officials to help the needy, make kimchi, the traditional pungent vegetable dish on the grounds in front of Seoul City Hall on November 20 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

 

 

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