{"id":160537,"date":"2020-09-03T02:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=160537"},"modified":"2020-09-02T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T21:48:10","slug":"kimchi-benefits-and-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/kimchi-benefits-and-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Eating Kimchi (Plus, 5 Tasty Recipes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kimchi has been a mainstay in Korean cooking since, at least, the early <\/span>Three Kingdoms Period<\/span><\/a>. The spicy-salty superstar started gracing Western grocery shelves long ago, but with the relatively recent emphasis on the importance of gut health, it\u2019s no surprise that its popularity has skyrocketed. Here’s everything you need to know.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s the difference between kimchi and sauerkraut?<\/b>
\n<\/span>You\u2019re probably familiar with kimchi\u2019s more demure cousin, sauerkraut. If you\u2019re wondering about the difference between the two (aside from the country of origin), it\u2019s simple: sauerkraut is white cabbage spiced with caraway seeds, while the most common type of kimchi (there are <\/span>over 200 varieties<\/span><\/a>) is Chinese cabbage with chili paste and garlic — which accounts for its renown zip!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the benefits of eating kimchi?<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Most of the benefits of kimchi are derived from its dense concentration of gut-healthy probiotics. It\u2019s probably no surprise, then, that consumption of the Korean staple (and <\/span>other fermented foods<\/span><\/a>) can make for a happy digestive tract — but many of us are not aware just <\/span>how much <\/span><\/i>of our health starts in the gut.<\/span><\/p>\n