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World Box — Korea, the Heat-and-Funk Kit

Three condiments for the cuisine that's eating American menus alive.

$72

Three condiments for the cuisine that's eating American menus alive. Three jars for the cuisine quietly taking over American restaurant menus. Gochugaru, the sun-dried Korean chili flake, is the soul of the kit — coarse, fruity, only moderately hot, and the thing that makes kimchi red…

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Three jars for the cuisine quietly taking over American restaurant menus. Gochugaru, the sun-dried Korean chili flake, is the soul of the kit — coarse, fruity, only moderately hot, and the thing that makes kimchi red and tteokbokki sing. You'll go through it faster than anything else, which is why the box ships a generous 200g. Toasted sesame oil is the finishing note, never the cooking fat: a drizzle over rice, over blanched spinach namul, into a bowl of bibimbap right before you eat. Tamari, the gluten-free soy base, builds the bulgogi marinade and the dipping sauce. The box ships with a quick napa-cabbage kimchi recipe and a bibimbap assembly card. The catch: don't cook with the sesame oil. It has a low smoke point and its whole value is the raw, toasted aroma — heat it in the pan and you scorch off the exact thing you paid for. Stir it in at the end, off the heat, and use a neutral oil for the actual frying.

“Four condiments that build kimchi, bibimbap and bulgogi from scratch — the heat-and-funk base.”

Who & when to give it

Recipients

  • asian cook
  • home cook
  • curious cook

Occasions

  • christmas
  • birthday
  • housewarming

Budget

$50 – $90

Level: intermediate

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