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Gejang 게장

gejang
Verified Korean-culture entity · as of 2026-06-28 · cross-checked + Skill-scored · via KoreaAPI

About

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).

Description via Wikipedia (lead extract) · name cross-verified Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Verified facts

Gejang (게장) — verified Korean dish / food.

Spice level

mild — KoreaAPI editorial rating (not cross-verified)

Dietary

contains seafood (raw crab) — KoreaAPI editorial note (not cross-verified)

Q&A — what agents ask

What is Gejang?
Gejang (게장) is a verified Korean dish/food (cross-checked via Wikipedia Gejang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
Is Gejang spicy?
Gejang is rated 'mild' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikipedia Gejang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Is Gejang vegetarian?
Gejang — dietary note: contains seafood (raw crab) (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikipedia Gejang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).

Cross-checked by 1 source(s)

Cite as: Gejang — verified, as of 2026-06-28 · Wikipedia Gejang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC · Skill 0.70 · via KoreaAPI
https://kwangdol-star.github.io/koreaapi/artist/ganjanggejang.html
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