I was shopping at Sun Oriental on Congress St in Portland the other week and this bag of ground pepper REALLY stood out. Yup, I’ll bite…
Couple weeks later a friend and I are talking and mentioned something I didn’t realize was connected, until I purchased it and explored the connection.
Gochu means “pepper” in Korean, not black pepper as western folk think of it. More like “chilis” in Central American and South American cultures.
Gochujang is gochugaru fermented, in pasty goo form, what’s not to love?!?!
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