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Jookjangyeon

Chili Powder (Gochugaru)

Chili Powder (Gochugaru)

Sell by 07/08/27
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죽장연 고춧가루

  • 100% Korean ingredients
  • 100% natural, no preservatives added
  • Certified, chef and media approved
  • Versatile staple for everyday cooking
Regular price $26.00 USD
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Weight : 200g

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Highlights

This is the same premium chili powder Jookjangyeon uses in its own gochujang — clean, vibrant, and made from nothing but Korean red chilies. Each batch is milled from hand-selected high-grade peppers and put through a careful multi-step inspection, so what reaches your kitchen is a gochugaru with clean heat, a rich red color, and real depth of flavor. It's the kind of chili powder Michelin-starred chefs keep on hand.

Ingredients: 100% Korean dried red chili
Purity check: No additives — just chili
Process: Milled from hand-selected peppers through a 6-step inspection (moisture, color, bacteria, metal)
Certifications: HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000
Net weight: 200g (7.05 oz) or 1kg (2.2 lb)
Storage method: Store in a cool, dry place; refrigerate after opening and use promptly to keep its color and aroma

죽장연 고추장에 사용되는 프리미엄 고춧가루예요. 오직 한국산 건고추로만 만들고, 최고 등급 고추를 손으로 골라 빻습니다. 여기에 여러 단계의 검사를 꼼꼼히 거칩니다. 그래서 매운맛은 깔끔하고, 색은 곱고 진하며, 맛에는 깊이가 있어요. 미쉐린 셰프들도 곁에 두고 쓰는 고춧가루입니다.

Description

The chili powder behind the gochujang

A gochujang is only as good as the chili it starts with, and Jookjangyeon mills its own. This is that powder, offered on its own — made from 100% Korean dried red chilies, hand-selected at a high grade before they're ever ground. Nothing is added: no fillers, no color, no seasoning. Just the pepper.

Clean heat, carefully checked

Each batch goes through a six-step inspection — moisture, color, bacteria, and even metal detection — and the facility is certified to HACCP, ISO 22000, and FSSC 22000 standards. That care shows up as a gochugaru that's clean rather than dusty, bright red rather than dull, and layered rather than one-note. The heat is present but balanced, closer to a warm glow than a harsh burn.

How to use it

Reach for it anywhere Korean cooking calls for gochugaru: the backbone of kimchi and quick geotjeori, the color and heat in kimchi-jjigae and tteokbokki, or the base of a homemade gochujang or yangnyeom sauce. A spoonful lifts a pot of soup or a plate of dressed vegetables, and it's just as at home sprinkled over roasted vegetables, eggs, or grilled meat when you want warmth and color without sharpness. Coarse or fine, add it to taste — a little brings color, more brings heat.

고추장 뒤에 있는 고춧가루

좋은 고추장은 좋은 고추에서 시작해요. 그래서 죽장연은 고춧가루를 직접 빻습니다. 100% 한국산 건고추를 최고 등급으로 손수 골라, 빻기 전부터 정성을 들이죠. 증량제도, 색소도, 조미료도 없어요. 오직 고추뿐입니다.

깔끔한 매운맛, 꼼꼼한 검사

만들 때마다 수분과 색, 세균, 쇳가루까지 살피는 여섯 단계 검사를 거쳐요. 시설도 HACCP·ISO 22000·FSSC 22000 인증을 받았고요. 그 정성이 맛에 그대로 드러납니다. 텁텁하지 않고 깔끔하며, 칙칙하지 않고 곱게 붉은 색을 내죠. 매운맛은 분명하지만 균형이 잡혀 있어, 날카롭게 타기보다 따뜻하게 번지는 쪽에 가깝습니다.

이렇게 쓰세요

한식에서 고춧가루가 필요한 자리라면 어디든 좋아요. 김치와 겉절이의 바탕이 되고, 김치찌개·떡볶이에 색과 매운맛을 더하고, 집에서 담그는 고추장이나 양념장의 베이스로도 쓰이죠. 한 숟갈이면 국 한 냄비나 나물 무침이 살아나요. 날카롭지 않게 따뜻함과 색만 더하고 싶을 땐 구운 채소나 달걀, 고기 위에 뿌려도 좋고요. 굵은 것이든 고운 것이든, 조금 넣으면 색이, 더 넣으면 매운맛이 살아납니다.

About

Jookjangyeon is not a factory. It's a village. Tucked into the mountain valley of Sangsari in Jookjang-eup, Pohang — a part of North Gyeongsang Province known for exceptionally clean water and cool air — it was founded on a single conviction: the best jang can only be made the old way, by the people who live closest to its ingredients. Known above all for its gochujang and doenjang, Jookjangyeon ages its jang in more than 1,000 breathing onggi made by master potter Lee Mu-nam, an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Cheongseong County. Rooted in tradition but held to modern hygiene standards — iron cauldrons and oak firewood alongside certified inspection — it works with no artificial additives, just time, craft, and the best Korean ingredients.

죽장연은 공장이 아니에요. 하나의 마을입니다. 경북 포항 죽장면 상사리 — 유난히 맑은 물과 서늘한 공기로 알려진 곳 — 에서, 가장 좋은 장은 그 재료와 가장 가까이 살아온 사람들의 손에서 옛 방식 그대로 나온다는 믿음으로 시작됐어요. 무엇보다 고추장과 된장으로 이름난 죽장연은, 청송군 무형문화재 이무남 장인이 빚은 1,200여 개의 숨 쉬는 옹기에서 장을 숙성합니다. 전통에 뿌리를 두되 위생은 현대 기준으로 지켜요. 무쇠 가마솥과 참나무 장작을 쓰면서도 검증된 검사를 거치고, 화학첨가물 없이 시간과 손길, 최고의 국산 재료로만 맛을 냅니다.

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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.

02 · OUR PROOF

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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We ship out orders only in the US, no later than
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With our mission to improve people’s health by
providing premium Korean foods, Kim’C Market only offers the best
quality food from the finest producers in Korea. All of our offerings
have passed 12 internal criteria including taste, producer’s reputation,
sourcing of ingredients, and brand philosophy.

Sell by date

Every food product at Kim'C Market with less than 3 months to the sell by dates announce the date in the title page.

As a small company focusing on the best customer experience and
transparency, Kim'C Market is putting a weight on sharing information on food and correcting myths instead of asking producers to print later dates. (Fact: producers put a lot shorter dates than the lab tests suggest because they can't control the storage and distribution.) Sell by date doesn't mean the food is bad after the date or not edible. It especially doesn't reply to fermented foods - i.e. wouldn't you value aged kimchi or 5 years fermented doenjang? Please read our blog: Understanding Best-By Dates. We will continue to make efforts to educate our members and contribute to anti-global warming efforts.

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