How to Use gochujang in a Sentence

gochujang

noun
  • Flavors are glazed soy garlic, spicy gochujang or spicy curry.
    Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The Spicy Tuna has an addictive spicy-sweet flavor from the gochujang that pairs so well with the addition cucumber, carrot, and daikon.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The Korean Cheesesteak is still dripping in American cheese, but is also kicked up with a spicy gochujang sauce and candied jalapeños.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For snacks, my latest obsessions are the soft pretzels stuffed with provolone and long hots at Pretzel Day Pretzels, and the scallion-and-gochujang cheese buns at Seaforest Bakeshop.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • His signature there paired crispy octopus with silky-funky gochujang aioli, a riff on a marquee course at New York’s pioneering modern Korean restaurant Jungsik, where Kim once worked.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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