Waiter, there's a worm in my kimchi

[Mulboyne]

Chosun Ilbo: Kimchi Scandal Spills Over to Japan
The Japanese government has been testing Chinese and Korean kimchi imports for parasites since Wednesday, adding to embarrassment in Korea over the revelation that some domestic brands were infested with roundworm eggs. The targets of the inspection also include Korean-made hot pepper paste and beef marinade banned in China a day earlier...more...

[IkemenTommy]

First the natto, then this?
What's there left to eat?

[kamome]

What's there left to eat?

Plenty.

[Mulboyne]

Today's shock news:

Chron.com: South Korea Net Importer of Kimchi

South Korea's imports of the traditional spicy side dish kimchi exceeded exports for the first time as lingering safety concerns made consumers wary of Korean-produced product, an official said Monday. Imports of kimchi, Korea's famous pickled vegetables, stood at US$40 million while exports were US$33.6 million for the first six months of the year, said Joo Pil-hoon, an official at the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry. Most South Korean kimchi imports come from China.

Joo attributed the sharp decrease of kimchi exports to the Korea Food and Drug Administration's announcement in October that it found the eggs of an intestinal parasite in South Korean kimchi, though it posed no health risks. The announcement led to a nose-dive in Seoul's kimchi exports to Japan, which accounted for 90 percent of the overseas market. Japanese are still reluctant to buy South Korean kimchi, said the ministry. "Despite our campaigns, Japanese consumers do not see South Korean kimchi in a positive light," Joo said, adding that it is not easy to increase export volume again to Japan. South Korea exported kimchi worth US$93.5 million last year while importing US$51.3 million worth of the pungent pickled vegetables.

[American Oyaji]

I had some bad kimchi a couple weeks back.

made me INSTANTLY sick. And I was stoned at the time too and I thought I was having a heart attack, but it was BAAAAAAAD indigestion.

Stoned and sick is just FUCKED UP. I actually called my folks cuz I got short of breath too.

I swore off weed and kimchi both because of that shit.

[Greji]

I swore off weed and kimchi both because of that shit.

Which one had the parasite? You just might need a new dealer!

[GomiGirl]

kimchee is just nasty... as is the breath of people who eat it regularly..

[Greji]

kimchee is just nasty... as is the breath of people who eat it regularly..

You ain't seen nuttin yet (should I say smelled?)! Rumor has it that BB's working on perfecting a kimchee fart to compliment his daikon selections!