Also known as: ganjang-gejang, yangnyeom-gejang, 게젓, 장해 (from the cited Wikipedia lead)
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Gejang (Korean: 게장) or gejeot (게젓) is a variety of jeotgal, or salted fermented seafood in Korean cuisine, which is made by marinating fresh raw crabs in either ganjang (soy sauce) or a chili pepper powder based sauce. The term consists of two words; ge, meaning "a crab", and jang which means "condiment" in Korean. The crabs selected for the Gejang dish are mainly female crabs with eggs. While gejang was originally used to refer to crabs marinated in soy sauce, it is now also called ganjang-gejang (간장게장) to differentiate it from yangnyeom-gejang (양념게장).
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Gejang (게장) — verified Korean dish / food.
Details
Korean Name: 게장
Alternative Name: gejeot
Category: jeotgal
Description: salted fermented seafood in Korean cuisine
Wikidata lists the Korean name as 간장게장; KoreaAPI uses 게장 (chosen by source authority).
Wikidata lists the English name as ganjang-gejang; KoreaAPI uses Gejang (chosen by source authority).
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What is Gejang?
Gejang (Korean: 게장) or gejeot (게젓) is a variety of jeotgal, or salted fermented seafood in Korean cuisine, which is made by marinating fresh raw crabs in either ganjang (soy sauce) or a chili pepper powder based sauce. (Wikipedia lead; name cross-verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC, as of 2026-09-08, via KoreaAPI).
Is Gejang spicy?
Gejang is rated 'mild' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC).
Is Gejang vegetarian?
Gejang — dietary note: contains seafood (raw crab) (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC).
What is Gejang's korean name?
Gejang — Korean Name: 게장 (verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC, as of 2026-09-08).
What is Gejang's alternative name?
Gejang — Alternative Name: gejeot (verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC, as of 2026-09-08).
What is Gejang's category?
Gejang — Category: jeotgal (verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC, as of 2026-09-08).
What is Gejang's description?
Gejang — Description: salted fermented seafood in Korean cuisine (verified via Wikidata Q11295436 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC; Wikipedia Gejang 2026-09-08 18:01 UTC, as of 2026-09-08).
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