Fermented soybean flour

Mejugaru 메주가루

Fermented soy bean powder is used to make gochujang. Look for it in the beans and grains section, usually next to barley malt powder,

Posted on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 3:44 pm. Last updated on June 9, 2017.
Tagged: 메주가루, fermented soybean, fermented soybean powder, gochujang ingredients, korean food, korean ingredients, Korean kitchen, maangchi recipe, mejugaru, powdered fermented soybeans

Recipes that use fermented soybean flour (mejugaru):

Hot pepper paste

16 Comments:

Nari_95 Sweden joined 2/20 & has 3 comments
Posted February 8th, 2020 at 1:08 pm | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi,

Can I use any other floor beside the fermented soy bean?, because I can’t find it in any Asian stores here in Sweden and on amazon they don’t ship:(
mha United States joined 12/19 & has 1 comment
Posted December 28th, 2019 at 9:35 am | Log in to reply.

Should this be stored in the freezer? How long does it keep? Thanks Maanchi!
bunraf joined 6/15 & has 7 comments
Posted August 13th, 2018 at 11:02 pm | Log in to reply.

It’s hard to find it here in Indonesia.. I’m trying to open a one stop korean food store online and offline, and I’m thinking of add tteokboki to the menu. I Sold kimchi and it succeed. But the problem with me is I want to make everything from scratch.. Even with the gochujang, but I think it’s too hard because I can’t find some of the ingredients..
Justyna Belgium joined 4/18 & has 1 comment
Posted April 4th, 2018 at 10:59 am | Log in to reply.

Hello i would like to try some korean recipes including gochujang but impossible for me to find the fermented soybean flour even on Internet :-( they don’t send to Belgium…
Would it work with plain soy flour?
- bunraf joined 6/15 & has 7 comments
  Posted August 13th, 2018 at 11:03 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  That’s what I’m thinking too…
Shikin Singapore joined 2/17 & has 15 comments
Posted February 17th, 2018 at 12:24 pm | Log in to reply.

Hi maangchi regarding the mejugaru, is there many different brand out there? Can I just buy anyone as long it written mejugaru?
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 comments
  Posted February 17th, 2018 at 2:10 pm | Log in to reply.
  
  Yes, I don’t have any particular brand I use. But make sure to ask your grocery store owner if the mejugaru is for making doenjang (Korean soybean paste).
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MissyD North Carolina joined 7/17 & has 5 comments
Posted September 29th, 2017 at 9:21 pm | Log in to reply.

Hi Ms Maangchi! I am interested in making my own gochujang – the link you have to the Amazon.com product – it shows only as “soybean powder” – is this the same as the fermented soybean powder I need for your gochujang recipe? Thanks!
- Maangchi New York City joined 8/08 & has 12,051 comments
  Posted September 30th, 2017 at 4:31 am | Log in to reply.
  
  You mean this product? http://amzn.to/2x41XoE
  If, so, yes that’s meju-garu (fermented soybean powder). Good luck!
  - MissyD North Carolina joined 7/17 & has 5 comments
    Posted September 30th, 2017 at 10:26 pm | Log in to reply.
    
    Yassss!! That is great news and thank you for confirming! I did some recon the last time I was at the asian grocery store (about an hour away), and they seem to have all the ingredients to make gochujang except for the fermented soy bean powder. I will get this from your amazon link. I need to carefully plan out my next shopping trip with your recipe and ingredient list so I don’t forget anything on my next visit. They even have different sizes of onggi available to purchase!
Dalbunosky San Francisco joined 5/13 & has 2 comments
Posted May 4th, 2013 at 2:07 am | Log in to reply.

Hi Maangchi,

I’m thinking about brewing my own soy sauce/bean paste.
Is Mejugaru a powdered form of the bean blocks used in making soy sauce and bean paste?