More ‘kimchi’ please: Fermented Korean cabbage finds a ripe market in Kenya

Evalyne Akinyi Odhiambo, founder of Gaila Global Adventures, during one of the company's kimchi-making workshops.

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Korean food has found an audience in Kenya, if attendance at a recent kimchi-making workshop is anything to go by. But the reception was not always warm.

When Evalyne Akinyi Odhiambo first proposed to teach people how to make kimchi, a traditional Korean side dish, the idea was met with scepticism. Who would pay to spend an afternoon learning how to salt and ferment cabbage?

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