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Here kids...

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Korean Chili Pepper Paste

Kochujang is a popular Korean condiment (chili pepper paste) made from glutinous rice powder mixed with both powdered, fermented soybeans and red peppers. It is used in various Korean stews & soups and also used to marinade meat. It can also be eaten as a dip when eating vegetables, similar to the way dwenjang is used as a dipping sauce. It is widely included in ssam (vegetable leaf wrap) while eating hweh as well as to wrap galbi, bulgogi, or samgyupsal. To see visual illustration, click here. Lastly, having kochujang alone can get quite hot & spicy in taste and also, thick in composition.

Kochujang is usually purchased in jars already prepared at Asian supermarkets, and is an essential staple of the Korean kitchen. By adding a few more ingredients to the already prepared paste, a more tasty sauce called ssamjang can be served as a dip or dressing

Ooh, that looks like it. :)

dochira wrote:Ooh, that looks like it. :)

i'm pretty sure that's what you guys are referring to...my korean friends would be proud......nah, they might just throw some soju at me.

:beaten:

dochira wrote:Ooh, that looks like it. :)

고추장

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gochujang

Thank you. I will be making a larger copy of the Korean text and will use it to compare with the stuff on the shelf.

dochira wrote:Thank you. I will be making a larger copy of the Korean text and will use it to compare with the stuff on the shelf.

right on...hope it's the right one...pressure's on :sweat: :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:
right on...hope it's the right one...pressure's on :sweat: :hehe:

If not, I'm sure the bulgogi won't mind.

dochira wrote:
If not, I'm sure the bulgogi won't mind.

:hehe: well said.

Tu_triky wrote:Here kids...

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Korean Chili Pepper Paste

Kochujang is a popular Korean condiment (chili pepper paste) made from glutinous rice powder mixed with both powdered, fermented soybeans and red peppers. It is used in various Korean stews & soups and also used to marinade meat. It can also be eaten as a dip when eating vegetables, similar to the way dwenjang is used as a dipping sauce. It is widely included in ssam (vegetable leaf wrap) while eating hweh as well as to wrap galbi, bulgogi, or samgyupsal. To see visual illustration, click here. Lastly, having kochujang alone can get quite hot & spicy in taste and also, thick in composition.

Kochujang is usually purchased in jars already prepared at Asian supermarkets, and is an essential staple of the Korean kitchen. By adding a few more ingredients to the already prepared paste, a more tasty sauce called ssamjang can be served as a dip or dressing

some good stuff, to add with the rice, bimbimbop korean dish. :say_yes:

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this is what i use.

I wouldn't find it in the refrigerated section, right? It would be with all the other sauces.

dochira wrote:I wouldn't find it in the refrigerated section, right? It would be with all the other sauces.

my guess, probably not...

that is some hot stuff....:hot:

dochira wrote:I wouldn't find it in the refrigerated section, right? It would be with all the other sauces.

correct. actually, should be with the spices/chili powders.

krim wrote:

correct. actually, should be with the spices/chili powders.

:say_yes:

Just ordered sushi, this is my first encounter with japanese cuisine, hopefuly I'll be able to eat it...

boris wrote:Just ordered sushi, this is my first encounter with japanese cuisine, hopefuly I'll be able to eat it...

Its wonderful I tell you.
If the sushi place have Natto Sushi, order it :hehe:
I warn you though senpai, you might not like it and wonder how in the world Aya could eat it :hehe: :victory:

K.T.Tran wrote:

Its wonderful I tell you.
If the sushi place have Natto Sushi, order it :hehe:
I warn you though senpai, you might not like it and wonder how in the world Aya could eat it :hehe: :victory:

i tried Natto once...it was a bit spicy...
i think it tasted a bit cheesy, altho no cheese was in it..
it is an acquired taste. :say_yes:

K.T.Tran wrote:
Its wonderful I tell you.
If the sushi place have Natto Sushi, order it :hehe:
I warn you though senpai, you might not like it and wonder how in the world Aya could eat it :hehe: :victory:

Well (as a first time) I didn't quite like it, this raw fish is strange, also big fight with the chopsticks... I like the sake though :drink:. As for natto - think I'll pass, unless Aya comes to serve it :hehe: ;)

boris wrote:

Well (as a first time) I didn't quite like it, this raw fish is strange, also big fight with the chopsticks... I like the sake though :drink:. As for natto - think I'll pass, unless Aya comes to serve it :hehe: ;)

Sushi might be challenging for your first stab at Japanese cuisine...there are many other types of Japanese food that are cooked and very delicious. Don't give up on Japanese cuisine because of your first encounter. :mrgreen:

^ Yep, surely there are some delicious stuff, but there aren't many places here when they can be tried, in fact I only know two japanese sushi bars...