The spicy taste of many Korean foods largely comes down to one key ingredient: gochugaru (red chili flakes or red pepper powder). Gochugaru is made by drying Korean red chili peppers in the sun, de-seeding them and crushing them into flakes.
Gochugaru has a complex flavor profile with spicy, sweet, and slightly smoky tastes, and heat level may vary from mild to very hot in varieties made from Cheongyang chili peppers.
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Sold in 1/4, 1/2 & 3/4 portions.
- packaged in a small zip lock.
