Originally Posted by
nycflyer
Eh? Korean food is some of the saltiest in the world. You may not have noticed it because of the even stronger flavors of pepper and garlic, e.g. in kimchi. The few foods that are bland (rice, bindaeduk, dubu/tofu) are meant to be eaten with something saltier...hence the side dishes and soy sauce on tables.
The high sodium content in Korean food is one of the main reasons for higher rates of stomach cancer in Korea.
I'm sorry, but I don't believe that. Neither did any of our team, and we were there for months. There was a fermented soybean soup that was adequately salted, and strips of nori seaweed occasionally which we fought over. I can't remember anything else that had even close to enough salt. Plenty of sugar though. Perhaps our hosts never selected saltier dishes when ordering, but that seems doubtful out of hundreds of meals. Japanese food in Japan is fine. No comparison.