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Koreans seem to have a very large affection for sweet pickles. With almost every meal, you get a side of pickles. Pizza, steak, soup, it doesn't matter- you get pickles. I'm not a fan of them, although I love dill pickles. Kimchi is the other dish that you get with almost every meal, and it is really a symbol of Korea. It's cabbage with spicy sauce that has fermented for awhile. There are other side dishes that you usually get for free when you eat at restaurants- pickled radishes, seaweed, and some others. They vary a lot, but pickles and kimchi are almost always there. Koreans think that kimchi has special healing powers, and that it's very healthy. It has the same bacteria as yogurt, so it helps you digest food. Unfortunately, too much pickled and fermented food can also cause stomach cancer, and that may be why Korea has one of the highest rates of this disease in the world. But if you try to mention that to most Koreans, they won't believe you!