Chili pepper paste

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Yangnyeom gejang: marinated crabs in gochujang (chili pepper paste)

Chili pepper paste usually refers to a paste where the main ingredient is chili pepper. Some are used as a cooking ingredient, while others are used to season a dish after preparation. In Korean cuisine, red pepper paste is used to create red pepper sauce, which is a common seasoning in the cuisine.[1]

Chili pepper pastes

There are different varieties of chili paste depending from the region and also within the same cuisine.

  • Gochujang – used in Korean cuisine
  • Jaew bong – a sweet and spicy Laotian chili paste
  • Yuzukoshō – a Japanese fermented paste made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt.[2]

See also

References

  1. Dok Suni - Jenny Kwak. p. 8.
  2. Ono, Tadashi and Salat, Harris The Japanese Grill Random House, 2011, p. 7

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