Ssamjang

Ssamjang

Type	Condiment
Place of origin	Korea
Associated national cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Gochujang, doenjang
Cookbook: Ssamjang   Media: Ssamjang

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Ssamjang is a thick, spicy paste used with food wrapped in a leaf in Korean cuisine. The sauce is made of doenjang, gochujang, sesame oil, onion, garlic, green onions, and optionally brown sugar.^[1][2][3][4]

Use

Ssamjang is usually eaten with a ssam of grilled meat. One typically puts a leaf of lettuce or perilla on an open hand, places the main components of the meal (grilled meat such as galbi or samgyeopsal, kimchi and other banchan, rice if desired) in bite-size pieces in the center, tops it off with ssamjang, wraps the leaf around the entire contents, and then eats the wrapped ssam. It is also served as a dip with peppers.

Etymology

Ssam means "wrapped" and jang means "paste" or "thick sauce." Together as ssamjang they mean "wrapping sauce."

Variations

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 (견과류 쌈장): ground walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and other nuts are added
• Jjukumi ssamjang (쭈꾸미 쌈장): diced short-arm octopus is stir-fried with diced red peppers and onions, and mixed together with ssamjang
• Tofu ssamjang (두부 쌈장): crushed tofu is added
• Flying fish roe ssamjang (날치알 쌈장) : flying fish roe is added
• Namul ssamjang (나물 쌈장): various beans are diced and added

See also

• Fermented bean paste
• Ssam
• Korean cuisine

References