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Haeeorim

Jeju Traditional Fish Sauce (250 ml)

Jeju Traditional Fish Sauce (250 ml)

Sell by 05/19/27
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해어림 제주어간장

  • 100% Korean ingredients
  • 100% natural, no preservatives added
  • Certified, chef and media approved
  • Versatile staple for everyday cooking
Regular price $16.50 USD
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Highlights

A Jeju fish sauce refined enough to use like soy sauce. Jeju mackerel and horse mackerel are fermented for more than three years with three-year sun-dried Shinan sea salt, then aged a second time with Jeju radish, Wando kelp, and mandarin. Only the clear middle layer is kept, giving a reddish, glass-clear sauce — deeply savory, gently sweet, and without the harsh, fishy edge of an ordinary fish sauce.

Ingredients: Mackerel 50%, horse mackerel 20%, sun-dried Shinan bay salt 20%, refined water 6.8%, sea tangle (Wando kelp), dried Jeju radish, mandarin orange
Purity check: No anchovy, no additives; gluten-free
Process: Two-stage natural fermentation over 3+ years; HACCP certified
Net weight: 250ml (8.45 fl oz)
Storage method: Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight
Allergens: Contains fish — not vegan
Good to know: Use it like soy sauce or salt — about 2 tbsp (10 ml) is a serving.

간장처럼 쓸 수 있을 만큼 정갈하게 다듬은 제주 어간장이에요. 제주 앞바다에서 잡은 고등어와 전갱이를 3년 숙성 신안 천일염과 함께 3년 넘게 발효시키고, 제주 무·완도 다시마·감귤을 더해 한 번 더 숙성했죠. 여기서 맑은 중간층만 걸러 내 붉고 투명한 어간장이 됩니다. 국이든 나물이든 간장 대신 한 술 넣어 보면 비린 맛 없이 감칠맛만 확 도는 걸 바로 알 수 있습니다.

Description

Fish sauce, refined into something gentler

Most fish sauce is prized for its punch. Haeeorim's is prized for its clarity. After a long fermentation, the batch settles into three layers: the rendered fat is skimmed off the top, the bones settle to the bottom and are left behind, and only the clear, amber-red middle layer — the essence — is drawn off and aged again. That's what gives it a clean, rounded flavor with no pungent odor — deeply savory but light on the palate, with a natural sweetness rather than a briny slap. It's used so freely in the kitchen that it has earned the nickname "magic soy sauce."

Three years, two fermentations

It starts with mackerel and horse mackerel caught off Jeju only between mid-May and early November, when their fat is at its best, salted with three-year sun-dried Shinan sea salt — no anchovy, no additives. After the first fermentation of more than fifteen months, the clear middle layer is filtered off and fermented a second time with Jeju radish, Wando kelp, and Jeju mandarin, which round out the flavor. Start to finish, it takes more than three years.

How to use it

Reach for it wherever you'd use soy sauce or salt. A splash deepens soups and stocks, seasons sautéed vegetables and namul, lifts a bowl of ramen, and rounds out kimchi or a dipping sauce — all without tasting overtly fishy. Because it's concentrated, a little goes far; about 2 tablespoons is a serving.

더 정갈하고 맑은 액젓

대부분의 액젓은 강렬함으로 사랑받아요. 해어림 어간장은 맑음으로 사랑받죠. 오래 발효하고 나면 세 층으로 갈리는데, 위에 뜬 기름은 걷어 내고 바닥에 가라앉은 뼈는 버린 다음, 맑고 붉은 중간층만 떠서 다시 숙성합니다. 그래서 톡 쏘는 냄새 없이 깨끗하고 둥근 맛이 나죠. 감칠맛은 깊되 입에는 가볍고, 짜게 치고 들어오기보다 은은한 단맛이 돌아요. 주방에서 워낙 두루 쓰여 '요술 간장'이라는 별명까지 얻었어요.

3년, 두 번의 발효

기름이 가장 잘 오른 5월 중순부터 11월 초 사이, 제주 앞바다에서 잡은 고등어와 전갱이를 3년 숙성한 신안 천일염으로 절이며 시작합니다. 멸치도, 첨가물도 넣지 않고요. 15개월 넘는 1차 발효를 거친 뒤 맑은 중간층만 걸러 내고, 제주 무·완도 다시마·제주 감귤 착즙액을 더해 한 번 더 숙성합니다. 맛을 둥글게 다듬고 감칠맛을 끌어올리는 단계죠. 이 모든 과정에 3년이 넘게 걸립니다.

이렇게 쓰세요

간장이나 소금을 쓰던 자리에 그대로 쓰세요. 농축돼 있어 2큰술 정도가 1회 사용 분량입니다. 조금만 넣어도 국과 육수가 깊어지고 채소볶음과 나물의 간을 잡아 주며, 라면 한 그릇을 살리고 김치나 디핑 소스를 깔끔하고 둥글게 마무리해요.

About

Haeeorim — a name built from the Korean characters for salted seafood, fish, and forest — is a premium fish-sauce maker on Jeju Island, founded by Jeju native Moon Sooncheon, who was named one of Korea's New Intellectuals in 2005 for reviving the island's traditional fish sauce. Haeeorim helped define the national quality standard for Jeju eoganjang and carries Jeju's J-Mark quality certification, and it makes its sauces by hand in a spotless, lab-like facility, holding to traditional methods and unusually strict hygiene.

해어림(醢魚林)은 '젓갈 해, 고기 어, 숲 림'을 담은 이름이에요. 제주 출신 문순천 대표가 세운 프리미엄 어간장 브랜드로, 대표는 제주 전통 어간장을 되살린 공로로 2005년 대한민국 신지식인에 선정됐습니다. 해어림은 제주 전통 어간장의 국가 품질 규격을 세우는 데 기여했고, 세계자연유산 제주 품질인증 'J마크'를 받았어요. 연구실처럼 깨끗한 시설에서, 전통 방식과 남다른 위생 기준을 지키며 발효 소스를 손수 만듭니다.

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01 · OUR CRAFT

Made By Hand, Not By Machine

Every jar and bottle comes from master artisans and small family producers across Korea, not a factory line. They still ferment in traditional earthenware, age for months or even years, and follow methods passed down through generations, the same way it's always been done.

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Recognized By Chefs, Not Just Labels

Our producers hold official heritage titles and food-safety certifications that aren't handed out easily. Many have been featured by international media and praised by Michelin-starred chefs around the world, proof that real craftsmanship gets noticed, not just claimed on a label.

About Us:

At Kim’C Market, our mission is to introduce a better, more authentic culinary experience—by offering premium Korean food products that are healthy, tasty, and thoughtfully sourced.

We started Kim’C Market because getting real Korean groceries in the U.S. was nearly impossible—unless you stuffed your suitcase on the way back from Korea. You deserve more than what’s on the shelves at generic supermarkets.

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