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![Red pepper powder, dried pepper and gochujang (hot pepper paste) are on sale in Gwangjang Market in Jongno District, central Seoul on Wednesday. According to the Korea Agro‑Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the price of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of red pepper powder was 37,583 won ($33.70), up 44 percent from a year earlier. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11317855.jpg?imageId=11317855&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)