[Kisoondo] Strawberry Gochujang Paste

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[Kisoondo] Strawberry Gochujang

K-Ribbon Selection, Unique Strawberry Flavor

[Kisoondo] Strawberry Gochujang

  • 30% Korean strawberries
  • Milder, fruity heat
  • No MSG or preservatives
  • 100% Korean ingredients

Today, we introduce a unique flavor of gochujang: Kisoondo’s Strawberry Gochujang (기순도 딸기고추장).

It’s made by blending Kisoondo’s Traditional Gochujang with sweet strawberries from Damyang. The gochujang brings a spicy, funky, salty and deeply savory taste, and the strawberries add a touch of sweetness that rounds out the heat.

It’s perfect for Korean BBQ marinades, basting freshly grilled seafood or roasting vegetables. Try a spoonful instead of sugar: it adds sweetness and depth on its own.

Like Kisoondo’s other pastes, it’s made only with natural ingredients and fermented in large Korean hangari pots (breathing earthenware jars). There are no preservatives, additives, refined sugar or MSG. If you like to experiment with new flavors, this is a great choice.

Since 1972, Kisoondo has made premium traditional Korean pastes and soy sauces. It’s run by Master Ki Soon Do, the family’s current matriarch, who follows a recipe and traditions passed down for about 360 years. Her operation now fills over 1,000 large hangari pots each season, and she has been named a Korean Food Grand Master (Traditional Food Master No. 35) by Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

So what’s inside?

Full Ingredients List Gochujang 70% (glutinous rice, chili powder, meju powder (soybeans), bamboo salt, soy sauce (bamboo salt, soybeans), rice syrup (rice, barley malt)), strawberries 30%. All from Korea.

In the box One 320 g or 500 g glass jar, depending on the size you choose. Made by Kisoondo (농업회사법인 ㈜고려전통식품) in Damyang, South Korea.

To keep Refrigerate once it arrives, and always after opening. Best before the date printed on the jar.

Good to know Contains soy. Made with barley malt, so it isn’t gluten-free. Gochujang is naturally fermented, so it keeps releasing a little gas inside the jar. We vacuum-seal every jar before it ships to prevent leaks, but changes in air pressure during the flight can still push out a little gas or paste. It’s still safe to eat, and a small leak isn’t grounds for a refund or exchange.

Customer Reviews

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J.H. (Lancaster, SC)
So good!

Received a jar of this and the original flavor for my birthday and I was a little hesitant to try strawberry, but it's so good! Not sweet but adds a great depth of flavor. I've used it for marinating meats like salmon and steak and even just spread on toast with avocado in addition to all the standard uses. Will definitely buy again!

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Mary A.S. (Elkton, MD)
Simply the best…..

I don’t write reviews very often but want to share that this strawberry gochugang is worth every penny of the steep price. The flavor is rich, complex and delicious. I used it to make Eric Kim’s (from the New York Times) Gochugang Cookies. My husband can’t get enough of them. I wouldn’t hesitate to order more or recommend to others.

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Annie S. (North Bend, WA)
Excellent

Very different from mass produced Gochujang out there.

The only problem- I’ll run out of it soon and it’s pricey but now I’m addicted to this product.

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LESLIE K. (Olympia, WA)
Outstanding

Delicious, depth of flavor. we use it on everything, including broiled salmon This is a clean healthy product which we love.

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M H.
addictive

All thanks to Kisoondo for this highly addictive gochujang. I have to hide it from my brother in law who puts it on and in literally everything! Delicious!

[Kisoondo] Strawberry Gochujang Paste[기순도] 딸기고추장

Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang in a glass jar with fresh strawberries and red chilies

Traditional gochujang with Korean strawberries

Kisoondo’s Strawberry Gochujang is a new twist on traditional Korean gochujang: Master Ki Soon Do’s Traditional Gochujang blended with sweet strawberries from Damyang.

The gochujang brings a spicy, salty, deeply savory taste, and the strawberries round out the heat with a gentle, fruity sweetness.

It’s made by Korea’s Traditional Food Master No. 35 with 100% Korean ingredients. No MSG, no preservatives, no artificial additives.

Available in 320 g and 500 g glass jars.

Master Ki Soon Do with rows of earthenware jang jars at her family home

A 360-year-old family tradition

In the quiet village of Yucheon-ri in Damyang County, the Kisoondo family has made traditional jang for nearly 360 years, passing the methods down from one generation to the next. Today Master Ki, Korea’s Traditional Food Master No. 35, carries on the legacy and has been fermenting jang the same way for over 45 years.

Every winter, in the 11th lunar month, the meju (soybean blocks) are made, fermented for about a month, then aged again in large earthenware jars with sun-dried sea salt. Each of the thousand jars is tended by hand.

At Kisoondo, the basics come first. That devotion is what gives the jang a depth of flavor that simply can’t be imitated.

Master Ki among her jang jars with fresh meju blocks

Tradition is the heart of Korean cuisine

There’s a Korean saying: “You can tell the quality of a household by the taste of its jang.” Sauces are the foundation of Korean food, yet in today’s fast-paced world that depth of flavor is often lost.

Made by a true master of traditional fermentation, every jar of Kisoondo gochujang brings back the richness of Korean food culture, passed down for generations.

“My greatest wish is that people can keep enjoying good, honest jang for a long, long time.” — Master Ki Soon Do

Master Ki Soon Do and her Korean Food Master certification

Korea’s Traditional Food Master No. 35

Ki Soon Do (기순도) is officially honored by the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as Traditional Food Master No. 35.

In 2008 she was designated a Traditional Food Master for jang (fermented sauces). In 2009 she received an award from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the International Culinary Competition, and in 2015 her traditional soy sauce was selected as an Excellent Cultural Product.

A spoonful of Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang lifted from the jar

Bold heat, balanced by strawberries

Kisoondo uses sweet strawberries from Damyang to make a gochujang with a mild, fruity flavor. It’s great for cooking Korean food for young children, for anyone who prefers gentler spice, and for anyone looking for a new take on gochujang.

Instead of adding sugar to your dishes, try a spoonful. It adds sweetness and depth on its own, and the real strawberry pieces bring a little texture and a clean, natural taste.

It’s perfect for Korean BBQ marinades, basting grilled seafood or roasting vegetables.

Check points for Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang: ingredients, production, uses and certifications

What makes it different

It’s made with 100% Korean-grown chili peppers, soybeans and rice, natural bamboo salt from Damyang, sun-dried sea salt from Korea’s west coast, and pure spring water drawn from 160 m underground in Cheongjeong. No MSG, artificial additives or preservatives.

The gochujang meju is made in the 7th lunar month, and the paste ferments naturally in over 1,200 earthenware jars before it’s blended with strawberries. Production is kept small, and every jar ships straight from the master’s workshop.

It’s certified as a Quality Product of Jeollanam-do Province and was selected as one of Korea’s Top 10 rice-based food products in 2017.

The steps of making Kisoondo gochujang, from steaming glutinous rice to aging in jars

How Kisoondo gochujang is made

Glutinous rice is steamed until soft and fragrant, then blended with soy sauce and meju powder. Korean chili powder goes in for color and heat, and rice syrup adds a gentle, natural sweetness.

The mixture then rests outdoors in over 1,200 traditional earthenware jars, where sun, wind and time turn it into bold, rich gochujang. For this jar, it’s then blended with Damyang strawberries.

Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang in the 320 g glass jar

320 g glass jar

Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang in the 500 g glass jar

500 g glass jar

Available in 2 sizes

Choose a 320 g or a 500 g glass jar.

Meet Grand Master Ki Soon Do

A short Arirang TV feature on Master Ki and her family’s jang (English version).

Making gochujang with the master

A clip from Kisoondo: Master Ki and her daughter-in-law making sticky-rice gochujang together, by hand.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g

Strawberry Gochujang

Calories

244 kcal

Total Fat

1 g

Saturated Fat

0.22 g

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

0 mg

Sodium

1,318 mg

Total Carbohydrates

52 g

Total Sugars

31 g

Protein

3.6 g

Source: Product's Label

Per Serving (1 Tbsp · 20 g): Calories 49 kcal; Total Fat 0.2 g; Saturated Fat 0 g; Trans Fat 0 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 264 mg; Total Carbohydrates 10.4 g; Total Sugars 6.2 g; Protein 0.7 g.

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Original Korean nutrition label for Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang, per 100 g

Original label (Korean)

Full Ingredients List

Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang

Ingredient

%

Origin

Gochujang (고추장): glutinous rice, chili powder, meju powder (soybeans), bamboo salt, soy sauce (bamboo salt, soybeans), rice syrup (rice, barley malt)

70%

South Korea

Strawberries (딸기)

30%

South Korea

Allergy: contains soy. Made with barley malt, so it isn’t gluten-free.

Original Korean product details table for Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang, with ingredients and origin

Original label (Korean)

Real Product Photos

Customer photo of Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang
Customer photo of a jar of Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang
Customer photo of Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang at home
Customer photo of a dish made with Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang
Customer photo of Kisoondo Strawberry Gochujang

Product FAQ

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What sizes are available?

It comes in a 320 g or a 500 g glass jar.

How do I store this?

Keep it in the refrigerator once it arrives, and always after opening.

What is the full ingredients list?

Gochujang 70% (glutinous rice, chili powder, meju powder from soybeans, bamboo salt, soy sauce from bamboo salt and soybeans, rice syrup from rice and barley malt) and strawberries 30%. All from Korea. No MSG, preservatives or artificial additives. Contains soy.

Is this gluten-free?

No. The rice syrup is made with barley malt, so it isn’t gluten-free.

How spicy is it?

Milder than our Traditional Gochujang. The strawberries add a fruity sweetness that softens the heat.

What is the nutritional info?

Per 100 g: 244 kcal, sodium 1,318 mg (66% DV), carbohydrate 52 g (16%), sugars 31 g (31%), fat 1 g (2%), saturated fat 0.22 g (1%), trans fat 0 g, cholesterol 0 mg (0%), protein 3.6 g (7%).

Who makes this gochujang?

Kisoondo, led by Traditional Food Master No. 35 Ki Soon Do. It’s made by 농업회사법인 ㈜고려전통식품 in Changpyeong-myeon, Damyang County, South Jeolla Province.

What’s the shelf life?

Please check the date printed separately on the jar.

After a few months, the paste has turned darker in color. Is this normal?

Yes, it’s completely normal. Gochujang keeps fermenting slowly, so it turns a little darker over time. It’s safe to eat.

After a few months, there is some liquid in the jar. Is this normal?

Yes, it’s completely normal. Just give it a mix. It’s safe to eat.

My jar arrived with a slight leak. Is this OK?

It can happen. Gochujang is naturally fermented, so it keeps releasing a little gas inside the jar. We vacuum-seal every jar before it ships to prevent leaks, but changes in air pressure during the flight can still push out a little gas or paste. It’s still safe to eat, and a small leak isn’t grounds for a refund or exchange.

Where is this made - South Korea?

All products on Gochujar are proudly made in South Korea, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

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