Korean Chili Pepper [ Gochu ]

It is one of the indispensable ingredients in Korean cuisine.

Korean chili peppers [ Gochu ] have a clean and spicy taste.

It plays a large role in capturing the greasy taste when cooking.

There are four major types of Korean chili peppers.

Introducing the role of red peppers, Cheongyang peppers, cucumber peppers, and twisted-shaped peppers.

Korean chili peppers can be easily purchased at Korean supermarkets.

And explain important efficacy.

Red pepper is generally used a lot when decorating food.

There is almost no spicy taste, and vegetables are used when cooking, but if you want a little more appeal to the decoration, add sliced red pepper.

Red pepper is dried and powdered to make red pepper powder.

Cheongyang pepper is characterized by its spicy taste.

It is often used when making a clean and spicy taste.

In particular, it is used a lot to catch the greasy taste, but if you add too much, it becomes spicy and difficult to eat.

Usually, when cooking, 1 cheongyang pepper is finely chopped and divided into 3 parts.

Then, add 1/3 of the shredded Cheongyang pepper and adjust the seasoning.

Cucumber peppers are larger than regular peppers and are not spicy.

Crunchy and rich in vitamins, it is one of the vegetables that are good for the body.

If you need bell peppers when making fried rice or pasta, but you don’t have them, you can substitute them with cucumber peppers.

twisted-shaped peppers is usually used for stir-frying and jangjorim.

twisted-shaped peppers has a slightly spicy taste, so it is good to express a slightly spicy and clean taste when cooking jangjorim or stir-fry.

If you eat greasy food and eat red pepper jangjorim, the greasy feeling in your mouth disappears.

Gochu contains 360mg of potassium, 165mg of vitamin C and 450ug of beta-carotene per 100g.

In particular, in the case of vitamin C, it contains about 58 times per 100g of apple.

It is low in calories and rich in dietary fiber, so you can feel full even with a small amount.

In the case of twisted-shaped peppers, it contains 10 times more vitamins A, C, iron and phosphorus than regular red pepper.

Another important point is that it is a vegetable that helps a lot in lowering cholesterol.