Climate change puts South Korea's beloved cabbage dish at risk

게시됨 2024년 9월 3일

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South Korea's iconic kimchi dish, particularly the variety made from napa cabbage, is under threat due to climate change. Rising temperatures are making the cooler climates required for napa cabbage to thrive less viable, leading to lower quality and quantity of the vegetable. This could potentially render South Korea unable to grow the cabbage used in kimchi in the future. The country is already struggling with challenges such as fungal infections, unpredictable rainfall, and pests, especially in warmer summers. These issues are exacerbated by competition from cheaper imports from China. The government is exploring ways to develop crop varieties that can withstand warmer climates and more rainfall fluctuation, but there are concerns about the increased cost of growing these varieties and their taste.

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GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Sept 3): South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cabbage that is pickled to make the ubiquitous dish is suffering due to rising temperatures. Napa cabbage thrives in cooler climates, and is usually planted in mountainous regions where temperatures during the key growing summer season once rarely rose above 25°C. Studies show that warmer weather brought about by climate change is now threatening these crops, so much so that South Korea might not be able to grow napa cabbage one day due to the intensifying heat. "We hope these predictions don’t come to pass," plant pathologist and virologist Lee Young-gyu said. "Cabbage likes to grow in cool climate and adapts to a very narrow band of temperatures," Lee said. "The optimal temperatures are between 18°C and 21°C." In the fields and in kitchens — both commercial and domestic — farmers and kimchi makers ...

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