Ssamjang
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| Type | Condiment |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Main ingredients | Gochujang, doenjang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 쌈장 |
| Hanja | 쌈醬 |
| RR | ssamjang |
| MR | ssamjang |
| IPA | [s͈am.dʑaŋ] |
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Ssamjang (Korean: 쌈장) is a thick, spicy paste used with food wrapped in a leaf in Korean cuisine. The sauce is made of fermented soy beans (doenjang), red chili paste (gochujang), sesame oil, onion, garlic, green onions, and optionally brown sugar.[1][2][3][4]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Ssam means "wrapped" and jang means "paste" or "thick sauce". Together as ssamjang they mean "wrapping sauce".
Variations
[edit | edit source]Besides the standard way of making ssamjang, other ingredients can be added to make special versions.[5] There are also commercially prepacked ssamjang available on the market.[6]
- Nut ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): ground walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and other nuts are added
- Jjukumi ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): diced short-arm octopus is stir-fried with diced red peppers and onions, and mixed together with ssamjang
- Tofu ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): crushed tofu is added
- Flying fish roe ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): flying fish roe is added
- Namul ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): various beans are diced and added
- River snail ssamjang (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.): boil the water with doenjang, river snail, green onion, garlic, and red pepper powder.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Ssamjang at Doosan Encyclopedia
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- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Mom's ssamjang, Segye Ilbo, 2010-04-15.Retrieved 2010-06-25.
- ^ Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Comparison of ssamjang, Sports Seoul, 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
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