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Korean Soya Bean Paste

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Probably much less known than Gochujang outside of Korea. Both are Soybean pastes with one originating in Korea Doenjang and the other coming from Japan Miso. It can be bought from most Asian supermarkets and comes in a brown box. Korean soya bean paste . Doenjang is an assertively flavored thick brown paste made from fermented soybeans and salt. But in my opinion it is one of the most amazing seasoning ingredient in Korean cuisine. It is frequently used as a condiment for wrapping a cooked meat and steamed rice within vegetable leaves such as lettuces cabbages and sesame leaves. Its one of the essential ingredients in a Korean home. Doenjang has a unique flavor of its own. Doenjang means Korean fermented soybean paste. Doenjang Korean Soybean Paste pronounced DEN-jahng is a twin sister to Gochujang that is not spicy and lot more complex in flavor. Doenjang is an essential ingredient for Korean cooking made from soybean and brine. Doenjang 된장 is fermented Korean soyb