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Michelin-starred chefs learn the joys of Korean fermented sauce at South Jeolla event

South Jeolla hosted a culinary event bringing together Michelin-starred chefs and Korea’s traditional fermentation masters to explore the art of jang — Korea's fermented sauce that was recognized by Uneseco as a cultural heritage.

2025.5.28

Celebrating Korea's secret sauce joining Unesco list

People attempt to make jang, or fermented sauce, in Damyang County, South Jeolla, on Feb. 18 at an event celebrating the culinary tradition's addition to Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list last December.

2025.2.18

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Dried dates and red peppers are placed in a hangari (clay pot) filled with ganjang, or soy sauce, and meju (soybean block). [KOREA HERITAGE SERVICE]

Salty, spicy, savory: Inside Korea's globally recognized sauce-making culture

The art of making jang, or fermented sauces, was inscribed on Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Wednesday, as a communal act that "fosters peace and a sense of belonging."

2024.12.5

Jang-making culture is being inscribed on Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 19th Session of the organization's Inter-Governmental Committee in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Wednesday. [NEWS1]

Korea's traditional jang-making practices recognized on Unesco cultural heritage list

The act of making jang, or fermented sauce, is officially recognized as Unesco cultural heritage, announced the intergovernmental organization agency on Wednesday.

2024.12.3

Cover of the book “Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices Related To Jang-making In the Republic of Korea” published by the Korea Heritage Agency [KOREA HERITAGE AGENCY]

Heritage agency publishes book on Korea's fermented sauce culture

The Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) published an encyclopedic book on the country's jang, or fermented sauce culture, it announced Wednesday.

2024.11.13

Chef Cho Hee-suk, center, leads the “Kimchi, Jang and Traditional Liquor: Fermentation of Hansik” workshop at the Korea House in Jung District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [KOREA FOOD PROMOTION INSTITUTE]

한식 워크숍 통해 세계인에게 알리는 한국 전통의 맛

Fewer Koreans might be making kimchi and jang, but more foreigners are certainly interested. Overseas journalists and chefs bombarded Tuesday’s hansik (Korean cuisine) workshop with questions ranging from the right way to store kimchi to the...

2024.4.4

Jaume Biarnés, director of the Yondu Culinary Studio in New York [SEMPIO FOODS COMPANY]

[K-FOOD GOES GLOBAL] Spanish chef believes Korean jang will one day be essential in Western cuisine

In the wake of the surging popularity of plant-based diets and vegetarianism, a Spanish chef suggests that Korean cuisine has a considerable opportunity to make its mark in the world of plant-based cooking with its exceptional vegetarian dishes.

2023.7.21

Tag: jang

jang

Latest News

Michelin-starred chefs learn the joys of Korean fermented sauce at South Jeolla event

Celebrating Korea's secret sauce joining Unesco list

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Salty, spicy, savory: Inside Korea's globally recognized sauce-making culture

Korea's traditional jang-making practices recognized on Unesco cultural heritage list

Heritage agency publishes book on Korea's fermented sauce culture

한식 워크숍 통해 세계인에게 알리는 한국 전통의 맛

[K-FOOD GOES GLOBAL] Spanish chef believes Korean jang will one day be essential in Western cuisine