Condiment
Classic Gochujang
S tier
Classic gochujang is Korean chilli-soy-rice paste: sweet, hot, fermented, the bibimbap and tteokbokki default. Heat is medium-assertive, not a pure-capsaicin paste. Good jars taste of ferment, not only of sugar and powder. A spoon in a marinade with sesame and garlic. Mild gochujang exists for children; aged is darker.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BibimbapMarinadeTteokbokki
Traits
BibimbapChilli Soy RiceClassic TubFerment Not Only SugarKoreanMedium HotSpoonSweet Heat
History
KR
Gochujang matured as a jang beside doenjang after chilli arrived in Korea.
KR
Tub gochujang became the household classic paste.
Classic gochujang went global with Korean food; the ferment note was the quality test.