Number of Koreans not eating kimchi on rise: data
Koreans are consuming significantly less kimchi than in the past despite the surge in global popularity of the country's signature side dish, data showed Sunday. According to a joint study by researchers from Chung-Ang University, Jeju National University, and the World Institute of Kimchi, the proportion of Koreans who reported eating no kimchi within the past 24 hours jumped from 11.7 percent…
Recent data reveals a concerning trend among Koreans - fewer people are consuming kimchi, despite the dish's growing global popularity. A study by Chung-Ang University, Jeju National University, and the World Institute of Kimchi found that the percentage of Koreans not eating kimchi in the past 24 hours nearly doubled from 11.7% in 2010 to 22.7% in 2024.
This shift was observed across genders, with the non-consumption rate increasing from 10.2% to 20.6% among men and from 13.1% to 24.8% among women. Age played a significant role as well, with people aged 20 to 39 seeing the steepest decline in kimchi consumption, dropping from 82% to 66% within the same time frame. Interestingly, the trend was more pronounced when eating kimchi was considered an ingredient for other cooked dishes, such as kimchi jjigae. Socioeconomic factors also appeared to influence this change in eating habits.
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