Gochujang Reinvents Itself Abroad: From Pasta Sauce to Cookies
Creatrip Team
a month ago
Gochujang (Korean fermented chili paste) is gaining popularity overseas as cooks adapt it to local dishes. TikTok has showcased recipes using gochujang in unexpected ways—mixing it into butter for a savory spread, using it as a pasta sauce, and even combining it with caramel to make cookies. The New York Times highlighted gochujang butter pasta and gochujang caramel cookies among popular reader recipes, and previously featured a summer salad pairing gochujang with peach, cucumber, and mozzarella. Meanwhile, ssamjang (a Korean dipping sauce) is also being reinvented: people are using it as a cooking or BBQ sauce and increasingly making homemade versions from doenjang (fermented soybean paste) and gochujang rather than buying ready-made products.
