The black bean paste, called chunjang (춘장) is made from roasted soybeans. When it is unheated, it is called chunjang (literally “spring paste”), while the heated sauce (containing vegetables and meat or seafood) is called jajang (literally “fried sauce”). Onion dipped in the sauce also taste good. Koreans use this paste for balck bean noodles. (JaJangMyun=자장면)
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Sauce for Black Bean Paste Myeon (JajangMyeon)- Storage:
Keep in the refrigerator.- Types:
Used Korean brand for this recipe.
Short Korean Lesson
- Gom (곰) = Bear
- SaJa (사자) = Lion
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Hi, hellostranger
It’s good to see you on my blog. 😀
You are very welcome !! thanks.
Hi Aeri
Looks really delicious. However, what other recipes can the black bean paste be used b’cos the bottle looks big and I’ll probably have to cook jajangmyung for many more dinners.
Thnx for the cooking lesson. Bless You.
hi
How can i make Black Bean Paste?
would you please give me me this recipe?
hi danoosh,
Sorry i don’t know how to make the black bean paste at home. I buy it from a store. thanks
Dear Aeri,
does this paste suitable for vegetarian? I have a vegetarian friend whom I wish to recommend this if it’s ok. Thanks!
hi michelin,
I think so.. ^^ it’s suitable for vegetarian. thanks
Hello ! Thank you so much to making korean cooking videos !
I want to do Jjajangmyun but I can’t found Black bean paste.. I know that you don’t know how makes black bean paste but I saw that you buy in amazon some korean ingredients food So can you put black bean paste in amazon please ? I just found black bean sauce 🙁
Sorry for my bad english 😳
Hello Aeri,
I was wondering how long can i keep black bean paste in the fridge once opened.
I know gochujang and soybean paste can be kept quite a long time, but what about black bean paste?
Thank you.
hi Rebecca,
Yes, it is same with gochujang and soy bean paste, you can keep it for a long time. 🙂
Hello Aeri,
Thank you for your reply. It is almost impossible for me to find black bean paste in France. I got some when travelling to Korea so my jajang packages are like precious treasure for me^^. I was afraid i would have to throw the remaining jajang away, or eat jajangmyun for an entire week! Happy new year!
hi Rebecca,
hehe.. I’m glad that you didn’t throw away that precious black bean paste. Yes, I truly understand it.. I also have difficulties to get Korean ingredients around in some degree.. so.. anyway..Thanks happy new year to you too. 🙂
Hei, Aeri
Do you know any korean foodstore that shipping worldwide?
Hi Ariel,
I don’t know one for worldwide..but I think Amazon sells for some countries and Sempio has many Korean food products at amazon.. please check them out. Thanks
Hello Aeri! Could you tell me some other recipes with Chunjang besides Jjajangmyun? I have a whole lot of this paste and I don’t think I want to eat Jjajangmyun all the time! 🙂
Hi Phuong,
The main use for chunjang is jajangmyun… you can use it for jajang ddeokbokki. I already posted it before.
http://aeriskitchen.com/2013/09/black-bean-paste-tteokbokki/
I will come up with something else later. Thanks ^^
I have the black bean paste (fermented ) in a jar. Sometimes my kids like to eat it but without veggies, just noodles or rice. How do I just make the sauce without vegetables? Please I’ve looked everywhere.
hi Star,
It tastes good and it also healthier to have vegetables in it. How about this ? Chop all the vegetable and meat ingredients into real fine pieces.. make almost like it’s just sauce with tiny chunks.. that will be better for kids to eat the vegetables. Actually there are some Korean-chinese restaurants in Korea.. have this black bean paste sauce that way.. it’s a little different but taste good.. so I recommend you try that method instead of giving up vegetables in it. Thanks..
Hi Aeri,
I made the Jajamyon recepie after watching your youtube channel, it turned out delicious. Thank you for the recepie .
How long can i store the cooked sauce in the fridge.
hi Abi,
That’s great. Thanks for your review. I eat my cooked jajang sauce for a week. 🙂
Made 짜장면 today with tofu and vegetables, thank you for the recipe, love it.
hi Ian,
wow.. with tofu ?? great job ~~ thanks
How long can the bean paste be left without refrigeration?
hi Diane,
If you didn’t open the package yet, it can last as long as the expiry date is on the package.. or even longer.. However, once you open it, I will suggest to keep it in the refrigerator right away. 🙂
I accidentally left my black bean paste out in a cool area in my pantry for a week and half, is it still safe to use? it doesn’t smell spoiled or anything.
hi Maria Rodriguez,
I don’t know what temperature you are in there..but yes it should be okay.
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Is there a difference between 춘장 and 자장? If I’m understanding this correctly, 자장 is already fried, removing the initial bitterness? I think I have 자장 sauce so do I still need to fry it?
Also I don’t have cabbage, what other vegetable can I used to make 자장면?
Hi Amy,
춘장 is black bean paste (ingredient name) to make jajang (자장) noodles. so it’s just the pure ingredient .. if you fry the 춘장 and cook with other vegetable and meat ingredients..it becomes 자장… yes.. if you fried 자장 sauce (=춘장) , you can continuously cook it with other vegetables.. you can skip the cabbage and add more vegetables such as potato..onion.. zucchini.. whatever you like… but for jajang.. onion gives the best flavor to the sauce.. thanks and sorry for late reply.