Powder or Flakes for chili

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    • #75507
      ObiwaninHK
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      I have always used coarse flakes for making tteokboki.

      Today I was in the Korean market in Hong KOng and the shopkeeper insisted I should use powder for tteokboki and coarse flakes only foir making kimchi?

      I gave in and bought the powder, have I been wasteful

      Haha

    • #75553
      Maangchi
      Keymaster

      You can use either hot pepper flakes or powder to make tteokbokki. For me, I use fine powder only when making hot pepper paste. For everything else I use flakes.
      Good luck!

    • #75786
      tamjanova
      Participant

      Hi Maangchi! I finally trying to make kimchi, but I don’t have gochugaru. Can I use a non-Korean hot pepper flakes? What’s the difference between gochugaru and other hot pepper flakes? In Hungary we have pretty good hot pepper flakes… I thought maybe I could use that…

    • #75789
      EvilGrin
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      Korean pepper flakes have the seeds removed and sun dried. They should have a nice deep red color. Heat level is pretty mild and almost sweet.

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