doenjang

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 된장 (doenjang).

Noun

doenjang (uncountable)

  1. A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.
    • 2024 September 25, Jane Lee, “‘Jjigae is comfort food of the highest order’: my obsession with cooking Korea’s best-loved soups”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      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.

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