Chung-O
Extra Virgin Sprouted Perilla Oil (2 sizes)
Extra Virgin Sprouted Perilla Oil (2 sizes)
청오 엑스트라버진 발아 들기름
- 100% Korean ingredients
- 100% natural, no preservatives added
- Certified, chef and media approved
- Versatile staple for everyday cooking
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Highlights
If sesame oil is the bold, toasty side of Korean cooking, perilla oil is its greener, gentler counterpart. Pressed just once from sprouted Korean perilla seeds, this extra virgin oil is milder and rounder than sesame, with a fresh, grassy, nutty aroma that lifts everything from namul to a bowl of noodles.
Ingredients: Sprouted Korean perilla seeds
Purity check: Unrefined, single cold-pressed; no additives; benzopyrene-tested
Process: Whole seeds sprouted using Chung-O's patented method, washed at least three times, low-temperature roasted, then cold-pressed a single time the traditional way
Certifications: HACCP
Net weight: 160ml (5.4 fl oz) or 300ml (10.14 fl oz)
Storage method: Store away from heat, light, and air; use soon after opening, or refrigerate with the cap tightly closed for longer storage
Allergens: Made in a facility that also handles soybean, wheat, buckwheat, peanut, walnut, milk, pine nut, chicken, beef, and tomato
Good to know: Perilla oil has a low smoke point — use it raw or gently warmed, not for high-heat cooking. Any sediment is natural in a low-temperature-pressed oil, so shake before use.
참기름이 한국 요리의 진하고 묵직한 고소함이라면, 들기름은 그보다 은은하고 담백한 고소함이에요. 발아시킨 국산 들깨를 단 한 번만 짠 엑스트라 버진 들기름으로, 참기름보다 부드럽고 깔끔하면서 들깨 특유의 구수한 향이 살아 있어, 나물부터 국수까지 한 방울로 살려 줍니다.
Description
Sesame oil's greener cousin
Perilla oil is pressed from perilla seeds, the plant Koreans call deulkkae, an aromatic herb in the mint family and a distant relative of shiso. Where sesame oil is deep and toasty, perilla is lighter and greener, with a fresh, almost herbal note that is distinctly Korean and still little known elsewhere. In a Korean kitchen the two oils sit side by side: sesame for bold nuttiness, perilla for its softer, grassy fragrance. Chung-O's is the extra virgin grade, cold-pressed a single time and unrefined, so the seed's full character stays intact.
Sprouted, gently roasted, pressed once
The Korean perilla seeds are sprouted using a patented method and washed at least three times, then roasted slowly at low heat and pressed a single time the traditional way, from whole seeds rather than ground meal. The low roast is what gives the oil its deep aroma without any harsh or scorched edge, and it also keeps the oil tested clear of benzopyrene, a compound that can form when seeds are roasted too hot. Perilla oil is delicate and has a low smoke point, so it is best kept cool and used fresh. Think of it as a finishing oil, never a frying oil.
How to use it
Perilla oil is meant to be used raw or barely warmed. Drizzle it over rice, bibimbap, or steamed vegetables; toss it through namul; or finish a bowl of noodles or a warm soup with a few drops just before serving. Koreans brush it over sheets of gim, dried seaweed, before toasting, and stir it into a plain bowl of rice with soy sauce. It works well beyond Korean cooking too, spooned over roasted vegetables, whisked into a salad dressing, or drizzled on a grain bowl or hummus where its green, nutty note stands in for a fancy finishing oil. Keep it off high heat.
참기름과는 다른 결의 고소함
들기름은 들깨에서 짜낸 기름이에요. 들깨는 민트과에 속하는 향 좋은 잎채소로, 일본의 시소와도 먼 친척이죠. 참기름이 진하고 묵직하게 고소하다면, 들기름은 그보다 가볍고 담백해요. 들깨 특유의 구수함에 산뜻한 풀향이 은은하게 감돌죠. 한국 밖에서는 아직 낯설지만 한국 요리에선 참기름과 나란히 놓입니다. 진하고 묵직한 맛이 필요하면 참기름, 은은하고 담백한 맛이 필요하면 들기름이에요. 청오의 것은 엑스트라 버진 등급으로, 정제 없이 단 한 번만 저온 압착해 들깨 본연의 향이 그대로 살아 있어요.
발아시켜 은근히 볶아, 한 번만 짜다
국산 들깨를 특허 발아공법으로 싹 틔워 세 번 이상 씻고, 고온 대신 낮은 온도에서 천천히 볶은 뒤, 분쇄하지 않은 통들깨 그대로 전통 압착 방식으로 딱 한 번만 저온 착유합니다. 낮은 온도의 로스팅 덕에 거칠거나 탄 맛 없이 깊은 향이 나고, 들깨를 너무 뜨겁게 볶으면 생길 수 있는 벤조피렌 검사에서도 적합 판정을 받았어요. 들기름은 예민하고 발연점이 낮아 서늘하게 보관하고 되도록 신선할 때 쓰는 게 좋아요. 튀김용이 아니라 마무리용 기름이라고 생각하면 됩니다.
이렇게 쓰세요
들기름은 생으로, 혹은 살짝 데워 쓸 때 가장 좋아요. 밥·비빔밥·찐 채소에 두르고, 나물에 무치고, 국수나 따뜻한 국은 내기 직전에 몇 방울로 마무리하세요. 김에 발라 구우면 향이 살고, 간장 한 술과 밥에 비벼도 좋습니다. 한식이 아니어도 잘 어울려요. 구운 채소에 두르거나 샐러드 드레싱에 섞고, 곡물 볼이나 후무스에 얹으면 근사한 마무리 기름이 됩니다. 센 불은 피하세요.
About
Founded in 1995, Chung-O is one of Korea's leading makers of organic and eco-friendly foods, built on a simple aim: keep clean ingredients close to nature and turn them into safe food for people and the land. It holds more organic-processed-food certifications than any other company in Korea, across more than two hundred products, and makes them across seven dedicated facilities under HACCP and organic-processing certification. Its specialty is sprouted seeds and grains: using a patented germination method, Chung-O washes each seed several times and sprouts it, then roasts it slowly at a low temperature for a deep, clean, nutty character with no burnt edge. For its sesame and perilla oils, the roasted seeds are pressed a single time in the traditional way.
청오는 1995년에 시작한 국내 대표 유기농·친환경 식품 제조 기업이에요. 깨끗한 식재료를 자연 그대로 담아 사람과 환경을 지키는 안전한 먹거리로 만드는 것을 목표로 합니다. 유기가공식품 인증을 200여 품목으로 국내에서 가장 많이 보유하고 있고, 7곳의 전용 생산 시설에서 HACCP과 유기가공식품 인증 아래 만들죠. 청오의 전문 분야는 발아 씨앗과 곡물이에요. 특허받은 발아 공법으로 씨앗을 여러 번 씻어 싹 틔우고, 낮은 온도에서 천천히 볶아 탄 맛 없이 깊고 깔끔한 고소함을 냅니다. 참기름과 들기름은 볶은 깨를 전통 방식 그대로 딱 한 번만 짜냅니다.

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