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In other bird flu and food news...

"FOOLS, Kimchi is NOT Sauerkraut!!!"

"If anyone out there is rushing to the store to buy sauerkraut, thinking it will protect them from the bird flu, you are out of your minds."

Many news reports asserted that an additive in kimchi was proving effective in curing poultry that had developed avian influenza in Indonesia. The author writes at length about how there's much more to kimchi than fermented cabbage, which, along with salt, is all that sauerkraut consists of.