Verified Korean-culture entity · as of 2026-06-28 · cross-checked + Skill-scored · via KoreaAPI · ✓✓ cross-verified
About
Gochujang or red chili paste is a savory, sweet, and spicy fermented condiment popular in Korean cooking. It is made from gochugaru (red chili powder), chapssal (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 would be naturally fermented over years in jangdok (earthenware) on an elevated stone platform called jangdokdae in the backyard.
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Verified facts
Gochujang (고추장) — verified Korean dish / food.
Details
Country of origin: Korea
Made from: malt, meju, glutinous rice
Spice level
very hot — KoreaAPI editorial rating (not cross-verified)
Gochujang (고추장) is a verified Korean dish/food (cross-checked via Wikidata Q699637 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Gochujang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
Is Gochujang spicy?
Gochujang is rated 'very hot' on KoreaAPI's spice scale (editorial rating; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q699637 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Gochujang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
Is Gochujang vegetarian?
Gochujang — dietary note: vegan (KoreaAPI editorial; the dish name is cross-verified via Wikidata Q699637 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Gochujang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC).
What is Gochujang's country of origin?
Gochujang — Country of origin: Korea (verified via Wikidata Q699637 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Gochujang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).
What is Gochujang's made from?
Gochujang — Made from: malt, meju, glutinous rice (verified via Wikidata Q699637 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC; Wikipedia Gochujang 2026-06-28 15:13 UTC, as of 2026-06-28).