Gochujang
고추장, gochu-jang
Gochujang (, from korean: 고추장; gochu-jang, [ko.tɕʰu.dʑaŋ]) or red chili paste is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in korean cooking. it is made from gochu-garu (chili powder), glutinous rice, meju (fermented soybean) powder, yeotgireum (barley malt powder), and salt. the sweetness comes from the starch of cooked glutinous rice, cultured with saccharifying enzymes during the fermentation process. traditionally, it has been naturally fermented over years in jangdok (earthenware) on an elevated stone platform, called jangdokdae, in the backyard. the sunchang gochujang festival is held annually in gochujang village in sunchang county, north jeolla province, south korea.
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