Red Stick Spice Company

Gochugaru

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$2.55 $4.25 In stock

Category: Chiles and Peppers

Gochugaru Chile Flakes are a staple in Korean cuisine and an important part of traditional cuisine and flavors. These sun-dried, ground Korean red chili flakes are popular with customers, and we use them often in the Teaching Kitchen.

Gochu means chile pepper and garu means powder in Korean. Gochugaru Chile Flakes are a fundamental ingredient in Korean cuisine, particularly in dishes like kimchi and gochujang, a fermented chili paste.

Gochugaru Chile Flakes add a distinctively sweet, smoky, warm and spicy flavor to dishes, along with a vibrant red color. We love them for their slighly sweet note which adds to its complexity. Check out how we use them to create a sweet & spicy dipping sauce for our Korean Lettuce Wraps.

Love Gochugaru? Check out our Five Alarm Fire Chile Flake Blend!

Read all about chiles in our blogs:
Scoville Heat Chart for Chiles
Beyond Crushed Red Pepper

Ingredients: Korean chile pepper

Suggested Recipes:

Cheese Straws with Gochugaru
Keto Chicken Meatballs with Browned Butter Zoodles & Manchego
Thai Lettuce Wraps
Korean Lettuce Wraps
Pai Huang Gua (Smashed Cucumber Salad)

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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Mia ★★★★★

The sun-dried process really comes through in the texture—these flakes are vibrant and crush easily between my fingers. I've been using them in my weekly batch of kimchi and the color it gives the cabbage is exactly what I was hoping for.

Daniel L. ★★★★★

These flakes have that real, sun-dried depth that instantly makes a batch of kimchi taste like it came from a Korean grandmother's kitchen. The color is a gorgeous deep red and the grind is coarse enough to give texture without being dusty. I've already gone through half the bag in a week.

Joshua ★★★★★

The sun-dried texture of these flakes is perfect—they add that distinct, slightly smoky heat to my kimchi jjigae that I’ve missed. It’s a solid staple for Korean cooking, and the grind is just right for even seasoning without being too fine.