코로나19 사태로 날개 단 김치…올해 수출액 사상 최대<br /><br />The pandemic has raised consumer interest in foods that boost the immune system, which has apparently helped South Korea's exports of kimchi reach a new all-time high.<br />According to the Korea Customs Service, outbound shipments of kimchi from January through November came to around 130 million dollars.<br />That beats the previous record of about 106 million dollars... and the year isn't even over yet.<br />By far the country that's bought the most kimchi this year is Japan, accounting for about 49 percent of the total.<br />It was followed by the U.S. with about 16 percent.<br />