Los “superfoods” They started as a marketing word, but some foods gained fame for what they contribute. In Corea There is one that is on almost every table: kimchia fermented product with a strong flavor that today appears in studies due to its possible link with defenses.
Generally, a superfood refers to products of natural origin that protect health when it comes to nutrition. These are vegetables related to the promotion of health and the prevention of different diseases. However, the one described here has a process that is key to health.
Kimchi: balances the immune system and enhances defenses. Photo: Shutterstock.It is an ancient preparation of Korean culture, which even has a National Day in our country and celebrates November 22 of each year. Thanks to the contribution of the local Korean community, it is also consumed in Argentina for a long time.
What is kimchi and why do they always eat it in Korea?
He kimchi It is a traditional Korean preparation, made from fermented vegetables, mainly cabbage or Chinese cabbage, to which is added salt, the most important element for fermentation, and other ingredients such as onion, greens, paprika, ginger, garlic and sugar.
It has a flavor Spicy, sour, and sometimes a little sweeta result of the fermentation process, but it should be noted that there are more than three hundred types of kimchi, since they depend on the base vegetable with which they are made and the recipes specific to each region.
For Koreans, kimchi is part of banchan, a series of small casseroles that accompany the main dish and the inevitable rice. The practice of kimjang is the community ritual of preparing kimchi as a family to share it with neighbors and relatives.
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Kimchi is a dish of Korean origin that is obtained through the fermentation of certain vegetables. Its main component is the Baechu, a kale.
In Argentina, a bill seeks to commemorate the kimchi on November 22 of each year.
This dish is used to accompany meats and fish. Some of its benefits are improving digestion and strengthening the immune system.
Besides. It is low in calories, provides vitamins and is an antioxidant.
What the study says and why it went viral
A clinical study published in the scientific journal npj Science of Food from the publisher Naturetitled «Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals that dietary intervention with kimchi modulates CD4⁺ T cells and human antigen-presenting cellss», left its multiple benefits scientifically proven.
«Kimchi is known for its metabolic benefits; however, its effects on human immune function remain poorly defined. In this study, we performed sequencing of ARN unicellular in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 13 overweight adults using a pre/post matched design in a randomized trial,» indicates its summary.
He says that, after consuming the kimchi, it «improved intercellular signaling mediated by antigen-presenting cellss, increased antigen uptake and promoted upregulation of MHC class II-related genes,» in the participants.
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Magdalena Solari Quintana spoke for eleven minutes about a Korean recipe, the day the sessions returned after the pandemic.
«12 weeks of dietary intervention with kimchi improved antigen presentation and remodeled the CD4+ T cells without broad systemic activation, providing single-cell evidence of kimchi-induced dietary immunomodulation in humans,» the study highlights. «Mechanistically, our findings suggest that eKimchi consumption improves antigen presentation capacity«, he delves.
