How to make Korean fermented soybean paste (Doenjang: 된장) & soy sauce (Guk-ganjang: 국간장)

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Documents the months-long traditional process of fermenting meju into doenjang and ganjang, a rare, patient demonstration of a foundational Korean fermentation.

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How Korean fermented soybean paste (doenjang) and soy sauce are made from meju blocks.

Video by Maangchi, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of Maangchi's Vegetarian recipes, Popular Korean recipes

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