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🟢 Mild

Korean Gochu

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Origin Korea
Species Capsicum annuum
Color Red
Size 4-6 inches
Scoville Heat Units
1,500 - 5,000 SHU
Heat Level: Mild

About This Pepper

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

Culinary Uses

Gochugaru, gochujang, kimchi

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Growing Information

Difficulty Easy
Days to Harvest 75-85 days
Plant Height 24-30 inches

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