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
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