Doenjang
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Doenjang is a noun meaning A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.
Meaning
A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.
Example Sentences
Eun Hee An, chef and owner of Melbourne’s Moon Mart (the eatery is currently relocating from its West Melbourne spot), says her grandma used to make doenjang from scratch when she was growing up in Korea. “It was always our breakfast soup. So I grew up eating doenjang jjigae every day in my life,” she says.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cheonggukjang, doubanjiang, ssamjang, doenjang-jjigae, jeotgal, miso.
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