Korean chili flakes (gochugaru)

gochugaru 고춧가루

Flavor and role: Ground red chilies dried in the sun or with hot air; medium heat with sweetness and a vivid red colour. Coarse flakes are for kimchi and dressed dishes, fine powder for gochujang and seasoning pastes.
Typical dishes and uses: Kimchi, kimchi jjigae, yukgaejang (spicy beef soup), tteokbokki, all kinds of dressed dishes and seasoning sauces. In this book: kimchi jjigae and menemen (instead of pul biber).
Substitutes: 1 tbsp gochugaru = 2 tsp paprika + ½ tsp cayenne pepper (for colour and heat). Aleppo pepper (pul biber) is the closest.
Storage: Light and heat quickly dull the colour and aroma. Sealed and refrigerated or frozen, it keeps its bright colour and aroma for about 1 year.
Main countries: Korea
Used in this book: Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)Mapo Tofu Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)Menemen (Turkish Tomato Scrambled Eggs)Beef Empanadas Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)Bossam (Korean Boiled Pork Wraps)Budae-jjigae (Korean Army Base Stew)Dakbokkeumtang (Korean Spicy Braised Chicken)Dakgalbi (Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken)Doenjang Jjigae (Soybean Paste Stew)Gamjatang (Korean Pork Bone and Potato Stew)Haemul Pajeon (Korean Seafood Scallion Pancake)Jeyuk Bokkeum (Spicy Korean Stir-Fried Pork)Jjamppong (Korean Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup)Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokkeumbap)Kimchi Jeon (Korean Kimchi Pancake)Jeonju-Style Kongnamul Gukbap (Soybean Sprout Rice Soup)Yangnyeom Chicken (Korean Fried Chicken)Mul-naengmyeon (Cold Buckwheat Noodles in Icy Beef Broth)Sundubu Jjigae (Spicy Soft Tofu Stew)Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)Yukgaejang (Spicy Korean Beef and Leek Soup)Anchovy-Stock Pear Gimjang Kimchi Miso-Kombu Vegan Mak-Kimchi Gochujang Bulgogi Beef Chow Fun (Korean × Cantonese)Gochujang Chimaek Beer-Can Chicken Dolsot Bibimbap with Crispy Rice and Beef Gochujang Market-Style Thick Bindaetteok in Pork Fat Koryo-saram Kimchi Borscht Spiced Bossam with Sweet-Spicy Radish Garlic-Soy Bossam Rice Bowl Korean Haemul-tang Bouillabaisse with Gochujang Rouille Kimchi and Pork Belly Bratkartoffeln (German × Korean)Budae Jeongol with Brisket Broth and Aged Chilli Paste Budae-jjigae Rosé Penne Budae Fried Rice Cheese Gratin Cast-Iron Sirloin Bulgogi with Scallion Salad Bulgogi Cream Cheese Doria Yukgaejang-Style Spicy Caldo de Res (Korean × Mexican)Doenjang Caldo Verde with Smoked Sausage Kimchi Carbonara Udon Gochujang Kimchi Chili Perilla Chimichurri Soy Steak Lettuce Wraps Gochujang Chimichurri Choripán with Buttered Kimchi (Argentine × Korean)Kimchi Pork Belly Chow Mein (Korean x Chinese)Red Wine Jjimdak (Korean Braised Chicken)Gochujang chicken and mozzarella coxinha (Korean dakgalbi style)Hand-Cut Dak-kalguksu in Clear Chicken Broth Khao Soi-Style Coconut Curry Dak-kalguksu Seared Chicken Thigh Dakbokkeumtang with Homemade Chilli Oil Rosé Dakbokkeumtang (Gochujang Tomato Cream Chicken)Dakbokkeumtang Pot Pie Pear-Marinated Crispy-Skin Iron-Pan Dakgalbi Dakgalbi Cheese Quesadillas Dakgalbi Sweet Potato Cheese Gratin Beef Brisket Doenjang Jjigae with Rice-Water Stock Rich Perilla Gamjatang with Seasoned Napa Greens Mala Gamjatang (Sichuan-Spiced Pork Rib and Potato Stew)Gamjatang Potato Gratin with Perilla Cream Gochujang Goulash with Korean Rice Cakes Kimchi Gochujang Chicken Gumbo (Cajun × Korean)Paprika Maeuntang Fish Stew (Hungarian × Korean)Kimchi Jambalaya with a Jammy Fried Egg Crispy Japchae Rice Paper Dumplings Pear-Marinated Smoky Jeyuk Bokkeum Jeyuk Tacos with Lime Slaw Jeyuk Onigirazu (Korean Rice Sandwich)Crispy-Skirt Kimchi Pork Potstickers Smoky Seafood Jjamppong with Homemade Chili Oil Rosé Jjamppong with Bacon Fiery Jjamppong Seafood Fried Rice Yangnyeom Kelewele: Gochujang-Honey Glazed Plantain (Ghanaian x Korean)Kimchi Pork Khinkali with Soy-Vinegar Dip Crispy Aged-Kimchi Jeon with Pork Belly Aged-Kimchi Pork Belly Jjigae with Anchovy Broth Kimchi Jjigae Cheesy Crispy Fried Rice Earthenware-Pot Kongnamul Gukbap with Squid Kongnamul Haejang Phở (Korean × Vietnamese)Butter Soybean Sprout Pot Rice with Soft Egg and Spicy Scallion Soy Kopytka Tteokbokki (Polish × Korean)Herb Kuku Jeon with Soy-Vinegar Dip (Persian x Korean)Kuy Teav Kalguksu (Cambodian Broth with Korean Knife-Cut Noodles)Kimchi gochujang bulgogi lahmacun Gochujang Lapskaus (Norwegian × Korean)Gochujang Rosé Lasagna Soup Bibim-naengmyeon Gimbap Gochujang Pork Nikujaga with Glass Noodles Ohn No Khao Swe Coconut Curry Tteokbokki (Burmese × Korean)Cheesy Dakgalbi Oyakodon Gochugaru Honey-Soy Pollo al Ajillo Porotos Granados Doenjang Stew (Chilean × Korean)Gochujang Pork Potjie Gochujang Chicken Pozole (Korean-Mexican)Gochujang Honey Provoleta (Argentine × Korean)Gochujang Pulled Pork Tacos with Kimchi Slaw Kimchi Bacon Quiche Red-Braised Pork Belly with Aged Kimchi and Tofu (Chinese × Korean)Jeju-Style Thick-Cut Pork Belly with Anchovy Dip Kimchi Gochujang Shakshuka Solyanka Budae-jjigae with Kimchi and Ramyeon (Russian × Korean)Kimchi Assassina Spaghetti (Korean x Apulian)Seafood Sundubu with Scallion Chili Oil Tom Yum Sundubu Jjigae Sundubu Cheese Rice Gratin Kimchi Pork Belly Tartiflette (French × Korean)Beef Brisket Tteokbokki with Chili Oil and Jammy Eggs Bacon Parmesan Rosé Tteokbokki Crispy Honey-Gochujang Rice Cake Bites with Cheddar Dip Gochujang Butter Yogurt Pasta Daegu-Style Yukgaejang with Leek Chilli Oil Yukgaejang Birria Tacos (Mexican × Korean)Yukgaejang Bibim-myeon (Spicy Beef Mixed Noodles)Gochujang Rosé Geschnetzeltes with Pork and Rice Cakes

Updated 2026-10-10