About Korean Gochu
Korean Gochu is essential Korean red pepper for gochugaru and gochujang. Rating 1,500-5,000 SHU offers mild heat perfect for Korean cuisine. Typically dried and ground into flakes for gochugaru. Also fermented into gochujang paste. Essential for authentic kimchi. The fruity flavor is distinctive. Widely cultivated across Korea. Both red and green stages used. Cannot replicate Korean food without this pepper. Shows Korean culinary pepper breeding.
Flavor profile
Mild heat
In the kitchen
Gochugaru, gochujang, kimchi
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Days to harvest
- 75-85 days
- Plant height
- 24-30 inches
Similar peppers
-
Jalapeño
2,500 – 8,000 SHU
Same species and mild heat
- Rezha Macedonian 3,000 – 6,000 SHU Same species and mild heat
-
NuMex Big Jim
500 – 2,500 SHU
Same species and mild heat
- Pimento Pepper 100 – 500 SHU Same species and mild heat
- NuMex Lemon Spice 500 – 2,500 SHU Same species and mild heat
- Cascabel Pepper 1,500 – 2,500 SHU Same species and mild heat
Matches are rule based: same species and heat band first, then origin, then heat band. Compare with the top two →
Reviews & ratings
Reviews are closed for this pepper.