Many Koreans eat the spicy steamed rice dish every day . `` Do not laugh : this is serious stuff for Koreans and kimchi lovers everywhere ! '' The price of napa cabbage , a key ingredient in kimchi , has risen fourfold . A crop shortage has forced Koreans to cut back or pay much more . Dong - dong season , a family event , is coming up .
Many Koreans eat the spicy steamed rice dish every day . The price of napa cabbage , a key ingredient in kimchi , has risen fourfold . A crop shortage has forced Koreans to cut back or pay much more . Dong - dong season , a family event , is coming up .