Kimchi clash: China, South Korea netizens in online showdown over origin of cabbage staple

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December 1, 2020 #DayNewsFeed #ChinaNewsChina’s efforts to win an international certification for pao cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a social media showdown between Chinese and South Korean netizens over the origin of kimchi, a staple Korean cuisine made of cabbage.Beijing recently won a certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for pao cai, an achievement the state-run Global Times reported as “an international standard for the kimchi industry led by China”.South Korean…