chile bean paste
A paste or sauce made with fermented soybeans or sometimes
FERMENTED BLACK BEANS, chopped dried chiles, garlic and other seasonings. This spicy, salty paste is popular in
CHINESE CUISINE (Szechuan and Hunan) as well as in many Korean dishes. In Korea, chile bean paste is known as kochujang or kochu chang. See also
chile; chili pepper; hot pepper.
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COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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