Kimchi was conceived in Korea around the 7th century. which went through some phonetic changes: shimchae - dimchae - kimchae – kimchi. Kimchi was merely regarded as a salted vegetable. The vegetables were popular to the ancient people in Korea whose main industry was agriculture.Koreans had a remarkable technology for salting fish which was frequently used as a seasoning. Cabbages (brassica) appropriate for making kimchi were widely grown.