China is trying to get an international certification (认证) for Pao Cai. It’s a vegetable dish from Sichuan. But some other countries have different ideas about it.

The disagreement (分歧) is between Chinese and South Korean Internet users. Kimchi is a usual Korean food made of cabbage, just like Chinese Pao Cai. Chinese and Koreans both think the vegetable dish comes from their own country.

China recently got a certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for Pao Cai. South Koreans quickly disagreed, especially on the Internet.

“It’s really wrong, Kimchi is a part of our culture” a South Korean Internet user wrote on Naver.com. “I read a story that China now says Kimchi is theirs, and that they are making an international standard (标准) for it. I’m worried that they might take away Hanbok and other cultural symbols, not just Kimchi,” said Kim Seol-ha, a 28-year-old in Seoul.

On China’s Weibo, Chinese Internet users were describing Kimchi as one kind of Chinese Pao Cai. “Even the name of Kimchi came from Chinese, what else is there to say,” one wrote on Weibo.

South Korea’s agriculture ministry (农业部) on Sunday said that the ISO’s standard is different from that to make Kimchi. “It is not right to report that Pao Cai wins the ISO without differentiating Kimchi from Pao Cai of Sichuan,” it said.

Where does your meat come from? Maybe a cow, pig or chicken. Did you know that we can make “meat” out of plants as well?

Plant-based meat is not real meat, but looks and tastes like the real thing. It’s made out of plants like potatoes and peas. It’s getting more popular around the world these days. In the US, plant-based meat company Beyond Meat will sell its products (产品) in 5,000 more stores by the end of September. In June, KFC started to sell plant-based burgers and chicken nuggets in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing. At the same time, Pizza Hut in China has also added plant-based meat to its menu.

Scientists say this food is better for the environment. Producing meat makes too many greenhouse gases (温室气体). If everyone in the world stopped eating meat, it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by two-thirds, according to Plant Proteins.

Eating plant-based food is also healthier. Many people get heart disease (心脏病) because they eat too much meat. Would you like to try plant-based meat?