China and South Korea are  over a pickled food. The two countries  in a dispute over a savoury pickled cabbage dish. China is  to  an international certificate for pao cai, a savoury vegetable dish from Sichuan province. However, South Korean officials  angry about this. They say this dish is too much like kimchi - perhaps the most famous food in South Korea. Kimchi  a staple in Korean cuisine. It is a traditional dish of  and  vegetables, such as cabbage and Korean radish. It is  with a wide variety of seasonings, including chilli powder, spring onions, garlic, ginger, and salted seafood. Pao cai is a pickle, usually  using cabbage, mustard, peppers and ginger.
South Korea is angry that China says it has  certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for its kimchi making process. South Korean officials  pao cai, "has nothing to  with kimchi". They : "We need to  that pao cai is different from kimchi." People in Korea are angry that China is  to claim the standard for the kimchi-making process. A professor in Korea said: "China  efforts to  the culture and history of surrounding nations." On social media in China, people said most kimchi  in South Korea is made in China. One person wrote: "Even the pronunciation of kimchi  from Chinese."