Current Events > anyone familiar with korean cuisine ? what brand of gochujang paste i can get?

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That you can find in regular supermarkets

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Whenever I can't get to an Asian market, I usually trust Bibigo brand.

Autocraticus posted...

Whenever I can't get to an Asian market, I usually trust Bibigo brand.

thanks

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how is this brand?

i searched local online stores and found this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daesang-Sunchang-Gochujang-Pepper-Paste/dp/B003KXVP6C

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apolloooo posted...

how is this brand?

i searched local online stores and found this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daesang-Sunchang-Gochujang-Pepper-Paste/dp/B003KXVP6C

That ones fine but the one in green box is best

bibigo is... eh.. no

lurk posted...

That ones fine but the one in green box is best

green boxes are usually ssamjang, used in bbq. its a mix of gochujjang and soy bean paste

apolloooo posted...

how is this brand?

i searched local online stores and found this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daesang-Sunchang-Gochujang-Pepper-Paste/dp/B003KXVP6C

looks fine but amazon is super expensive. at a korean super market you can get a box 3 times as big for this price. but if its not available, i understand.

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@lurk

this one?


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which are more spicy? i like spicy also probably used to make bibimbaps

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I usually get haechandle brand.

lurk posted...

That ones fine but the one in green box is best

Green one isn't gochujang, it's ssamjang dipping sauce.

Oh right >-<

ayy thanks

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I live here in Korea actually need to get better at reading

np man, np

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the two most popular brands in korea are chung jung one and cj haechandle, can't go wrong with either

CommonStar posted...

the two most popular brands in korea are chung jung one and cj haechandle, can't go wrong with either

nice i can find those online. thanks!

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lurk posted...

I live here in Korea actually need to get better at reading

where in korea? doing what?

apolloooo posted...

which are more spicy?

theres different levels of spiciness for gochujang, but uh, tbh i can't really tell a difference lol.

whats weird is that i buy the gochugaru, the hot pepper powder, all the time. and i love using it in korean cooking and im used to the spiciness.

then one year i grew korean peppers from a korean seed packet i got from my local korean market, dried the peppers and made the powder and its insanely hot. i dunno if im doing something different, or if the freshness makes a difference, but i can barely use it in cooking because, while delicious, the spiciness is too much to use it in the amount korean cooking requires. i made spicy tofu soup with it once, and i couldn't finish it because it was excruiciating. but if i used less, it wouldn't taste as good.


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Mezcla posted...

then one year i grew korean peppers from a korean seed packet i got from my local korean market, dried the peppers and made the powder and its insanely hot. i dunno if im doing something different, or if the freshness makes a difference, but i can barely use it in cooking because, while delicious, the spiciness is too much to use it in the amount korean cooking requires. i made spicy tofu soup with it once, and i couldn't finish it because it was excruiciating. but if i used less, it wouldn't taste as good.

When you made it into the powder, did you remove the seeds and innards? If not, that may be why it was too spicy. Also could just be the specific breed of chili pepper.

It's store bought chili powder and he can't handle it because he's weak sauce

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CommonStar posted...

When you made it into the powder, did you remove the seeds and innards? If not, that may be why it was too spicy. Also could just be the specific breed of chili pepper.

yeah im pretty sure i did, because i have a bag full of the seeds that i got from them. i used them to grow more this year, though thinking i might have crossed some bell peppers into them but i guess we'll see.

the seed packet says .

SoundNetwork posted...

It's store bought chili powder and he can't handle it because he's weak sauce

im telling you man, this stuff i grew will knock your socks off. i used to live with an indonesian person and i ate their food all the time, doused in indonesian chili sauce and especially sambal terasi. these peppers make those peppers taste like bell peppers man its crazy hot


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lol dick sauce

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Mezcla posted...

im telling you man, this stuff i grew will knock your socks off. i used to live with an indonesian person and i ate their food all the time, doused in indonesian chili sauce and especially sambal terasi. these peppers make those peppers taste like bell peppers man its crazy hot

I am Indonesian lol

@Mezcla
Terasi are great

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ok chung jung won gochujang ordered. can't wait for bibimbap ;)

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https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31Hwmjma-OL._AC_SY400_.jpg

lmao why?

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ModLogic posted...

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31Hwmjma-OL._AC_SY400_.jpg

lmao why?

i don't get it

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next step is making it yourself

i mean it takes about half a year but hey

https://kimchimari.com/how-to-make-gochujang-at-home/

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Mezcla posted...

next step is making it yourself

i mean it takes about half a year but hey

https://kimchimari.com/how-to-make-gochujang-at-home/

Dont have cold area unleas i literally empty my fridge to put the pot in.

It's hot year long here

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Sauce still haven't delivered :( i want my bibimbap

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lurk posted...

I live here in Korea actually need to get better at reading

Oh where at? I think there's like three of us here.

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