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South Korea
chunjang (춘장)
What is it? 
A Korean black bean paste used as the base sauce for jjajangmyeon. Sweeter and milder than Chinese tianmianjiang.
Fermented Pastes
Related Terms
jjajangbap (짜장밥)
jjajangmyeon (짜장면)
jjapaghetti (짜파게티)
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