Studies on movements and interchanges of Kimchi in China, Korea and Japan

중(中).한(韓).일(日)에 김치류(類)의 변천(變遷)과 교류(交流)에 관한 연구(硏究)

The food product, so called 'Kimchi' was first shown as 'Jeo' in a old Chinese book, 'Sigyung', published about 2,600 to 3,600 years ago and it was differentiated into 'Jeo' and 'Jae' in the 'Jure'. The procedure for Kimchi making was explained in detail in the 'Jaeminyosul' and the Kimchi which was made of cereal grains was introduced into Japan through Bacje kingdom with the name of 'susugorisge'. Since then it was developed into characteristic ones of each country. In ancient time of Korea the detail record on Kimchi was not found but it began to show up in a poem written during Korea kingdom. The term of Kimchi which is being used now in Korea was first recorded on a dictionary about 400 years ago, and the Kimchi which used hot pepper was first shown in the 'Sanlimg-yungjae' about 300 years ago. The very favorable Kimchi for Korean containing various kinds of spices, animal foods, fruits, vegetables, seaweeds and 'judgal' was almost completed about 200 years ago and it was recorded in the 'Imwonsibyugi' and the 'Guhabchongsuh'.