Korean fermented chili paste is a key condiment for many DIY cooks. While it is not necessarily a mainstream ingredient, this popular cooking paste that is known as gochujang is underrated.

This hearty soup-stew uses Korean fermented soybean paste, doenjang, which is pungent and strongly flavoured. In restaurants, doenjang jjigae usually incorporates a small amount of meat and/or ...

Gochujang is Korean chilli paste, while gochugaru is Korean chilli flakes. Both can be bought from a Korean grocery, as can sesame (perilla) leaves and banchan (side dishes).