Netflix show reignites debate about what to call kimchi

A Netflix show has reignited a spicy international debate over kimchi. When cast members of reality show Super Rich in Korea prepared the traditional Korean dish, the Chinese subtitles translated it as “la bai cai,” a Chinese term for spicy cabbage, which did not sit well with some Korean viewers.

Netflix show reignites debate about what to call kimchi
A gloved hand in a large bowl of kimchi.

A Netflix show has reignited a spicy international debate over kimchi. When cast members of reality show Super Rich in Korea prepared the traditional Korean dish, the Chinese subtitles translated it as “la bai cai,” a Chinese term for spicy cabbage, which did not sit well with some Korean viewers.