Kimchi

Traditional Korean dish of fermented vegetables
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Summary

Kimchi is an intangible cultural heritage[1]. Kimchi draws 31,532 Wikipedia views per month (intangible cultural heritage category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: fermented food[3]
  • Made from material: Napa cabbage[4], white radish[5], ginger[6], garlic[7], chili powder[8]
  • Subclass of: fermented food[9], pickle[10], dish[11]
  • Part of: cuisine[12]
  • Commons category: Kimchi[13]
  • Color: orange[14]
  • Country of origin: Korea[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kimchi[16]
  • Commons gallery: 김치[17]
  • Has characteristic: sourness[18], pungency[19], sweetness[20], saltiness[21]
  • Native label: 김치[22]
  • Different from: Chinese pickles[23]
  • Fabrication method: gimjang[24]

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Influence

Things named for Kimchi include Kimchi[25], a free software[26].

Why It Matters

Kimchi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Kimchi is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Entities named for Kimchi include Kimchi[25], a free software[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Setkey · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → kimchi
    Lex id → kimchi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: kimchi"
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