Comments on: Hot pepper paste

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:45:04 +0000

I don’t have any particular brand that I prefer for hot pepper paste. All brands sold at a Korean grocery store are good. During my Gapshida trip, me and my meetup organizers went to a local grocery store to buy gochujang. No matter which brand I used, in any country, all the dishes turned out great.

By: twolonew

twolonew — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:42:59 +0000

Hi Maangchi, Which brand is your favorite or would you recommend? Thank you!

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:50:17 +0000

” when i open, it’s black color!” Get rid of it. : )

By: Hisoka

Hisoka — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:47:50 +0000

gosh, if in this case the one that i have is inedible!
my cousin’s ex-housemate was a Korean gal and she left a box of gochujang in the refrigerato. my cousin dunno how to use and she gives it to me, but when i open, it’s black color!!!

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:42:32 +0000

I think it will be ok to use it. Gochujang (hot pepper paste) should be red.

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:36:15 +0000

yes, you can. I recently made my gochujang with one of my readers Jamie in New Zealand. Check this out. http://www.maangchi.com/blog/going-to-rotorua

The recipe will be posted in a few months. I hope it turns out good so that all of those who are interested in making homemade gochjuang can follow the directions.

By: happystrawberrykiwi

happystrawberrykiwi — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:09:36 +0000

Is there any way I can make my own gochujang?

By: katytan

katytan — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:01:48 +0000

i had a tub of expired gochujang but it wasnt opened yet, expiration date was aug 19, 2011, can i still use it or should i throw it away…i really like to make the ddeobokki and it need this paste and there is no store here that i can buy the gochujang. What is the color of unexpired gochujang, is it same with hoisin sauce and it seems like it taste the same???

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:12:38 +0000

That’s pretty easy.

I mentioned this before on my website, but sometimes gochujang is too thick so restaurants will thin it out with Sprite. So just add some Sprite to your gochujang and put it in a squeeze bottle.

By: coco

coco — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:27:22 +0000

Hi Maangchi,
I went to a korean restaurant recently and I ordered bibimbap. They served this with hot sauce and I loved it. I know the hot sauce was made with hot pepper paste, but I’m pretty sure there was something else in it too. Could you please give me the recipe for this korean hot sauce.
Thanks,
CoCo:)