How a Gochujang Master Perfected a 100-Year-Old Recipe — First Person

In Andong, South Korea, fourth-generation gochujang master Choi, Myung Hee works on a 100-year-old recipe for the fermented red chile paste. Due to the difficult nature of making gochujang, she has also created an award-winning method for others to make it at home.

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22 Replies to “How a Gochujang Master Perfected a 100-Year-Old Recipe — First Person”

  1. I don't know much about Korean food but you can tell she puts a lot of love into it to keep the traditional ways alive!

  2. I really appreciate these kind of videos. Thank you for the insight.

    In a world were everything seems to have to be faster/quicker/newer, real craftsmanships falls short. But I see and hear that it somehow comes back. Thankfully

  3. Look more like a gimmick to me. Is it traditional? Using processed ingredients and reinventing recipe to shorten production time. May be Eater producers didn't do her a good justice.

  4. I also had a wonderful, beautiful mother in law. I'm hispanic and I married a Chinese man and the only barrier we had in the beginning was language. But we learned to communicate. She taught me how to make lots of wonderful dishes, growing unique vegetables and beautiful traditions. I miss her and hope I make her proud.

  5. Traditional stuff is awesome, but the commercial stuff is full of corn syrup and additives, its garbage, the lady should mention this fact.

  6. I can't find anything on the "award-winning method" for making at home gochujang. Like it's no where on the internet?

  7. It’s so refreshing seeing traditionalists go out of their way to research and develop their recipes to be easier or more convenient, yet retain the same tastes and textures and subtleties!

  8. I love this. So delicious‼️ 나는 이것을 좋아한다. 너무 맛있어요‼️

  9. After watching this I just had a small spoon of Gochujang and I enjoyed it even more. Wonderful stuff, thanks Eater!… 🙂👍🏻

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