Guess who just got a glowing review from Xeni on BoingBoing.net today? Granny Choe’s Kimchi Co. Wooohooo! And… Yikes! We’ve never had this many orders in a single day before.
PS: Also, in case we haven’t explained this already- Boing Boing is brilliant and wonderful, and is one of the top five most popular blogs IN THE WORLD. Yowza.
PPS: Also also in case you haven’t seen it, here’s a little stop motion video that we made a while back that Mark picked up on Boing Boing.
An oldie, but a goody…
“A boy tastes traditional South Korean kimchi, or fermented cabbage, at a department store’s food section in Seoul April 24, 2003. The local Kyunghyang Daily News reports on Thursday that Beijing residents are buying out supplies of kimchi in the belief that it will prevent the flu-like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). REUTERS/Rhee Dong-Min”
For more about how to introduce your little rascal to the delights of kimchi, see our recent post.
We’re all familiar with Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid. Your mom’s been harping on you about getting enough of it since elementary school. And most of us are familiar with its popularity as an immune booster. But what’s Vitamin C really all about? Today we look at Vitamin C – the nutrient behind the mask.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, which means it can only be obtained from a dietary source (humans are one of relatively few organisms that don’t produce Vitamin C internally). As far as physiology goes, it is vital to the synthesis of collagen, so your body needs it for the development of scar tissue, blood vessels, cartilage, and the maintenance of your lovely, youthful complexion. Vitamin C is also known for its antioxidant qualities. It acts to get rid of excessive free radicals, preventing oxidative stress and related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and inflammatory and circulatory diseases.
And as usual, your mother was right–Vitamin C is an excellent booster for the immune system. Vitamin C increases the presence of immunoglobulin in the bloodstream. Picture immunoglobulin as tiny soldiers that patrol the bloodstream and hang out near the surface of your skin to defend you from any would-be invaders. The immunoglobulin that vitamin C promote are specific to the surfaces of the openings of the body – mouth, nose, etc. So as pathogens are drifting through the air and you inhale, you need these suckers to seek and destroy any that might infect you (See our post on the illustrious kimchi air purifier).
Most people think of citrus fruit or Airborne tablets when they want a hearty dose of Vitamin C, but did you know that you can get 10% of your daily recommended intake of Vitamin C from 2 ounces of Granny Choe’s original / cabbage kimchi, or just 1 ounce of the ggakdugi / daikon radish kimchi? You should eat more kimchi. Your mom would totally agree.
Sometimes we get really nice letters from Granny Choe’s Kimchi Co. converts, and they remind us that we are (probably) not totally insane for running an online kimchi shop. The latest specimen is from new customer, Jane:
“When the box arrived I ran to the kitchen and opened it up. Your kimchi is the best I’ve ever had. I’ve searched high and low for decent kimchi and I’m SO happy that I finally found some. You made my whole month.”
–Jane S.
San Marcos, CA
Thanks, Jane! We appreciate the encouragement and are pleased that you like the goods.
PS: This post’s image is the cover from TLC’s album “Fanmail.” Oh yeah.
