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Growing Awareness of Korean Garlic in Global Market arlic, which is used as a classic spice and G flavoring, is loved by consumers all around the world. It has been already recognized for its potent functions as it was selected as one of the top ten healthiest foods in the world by <Time>, a renowned American news magazine. Now, high-quality Korean garlic is stimulating the appetites of global consumers.
Special Love for Garlic Koreansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; love for garlic is proved by statistics. According to the Korean Rural Economic Institute(KREI), the average consumption of garlic per Korean was estimated as 7.4kg in 2019, which is a staggering amount considering the fact that Americans and Italians consume about 1kg on average per person a year. Koreans consume the vegetable seven times more than consumers in these nations. Such a huge consumption of garlic in Korea is attributed to Korean foods. Garlic is added to make various kinds of Korean stew or soup and is never excluded when Koreans eat various cuts of meat including pork belly. It is also used as an essential ingredient to make kimchi, adding a deeper flavor to this representative Korean food. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, garlic is featured in the birth myth of Korea. According to the myth, a bear is reincarnated as a human being after eating only garlic and mugwort and gives birth to a baby boy, and the boy founds the country.
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