Fermented bean paste, doenjang, a fundamental ingredient in Korean cooking, is used in what is arguably Korea’s most-popular stew, doenjang jjigae. It’s served at all hours of the day, from breakfast ...

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At L.A.’s Yangban Society—one of our 10 Best New Restaurants of 2022—chefs Katianna and John Hong pay homage to a classic Korean Chinese black bean dish known as jajangmyeon with their Black Bean ...

Kymberli DeLost uses doenjang at home in ramen, sauces, and marinades, she says, but she’s never experimented with the Korean fermented bean paste at the Gage, Acanto, or the Dawson, the three Billy ...

Women put dried bricks of bean paste, known as "meju," salts and other ingredients into pots during an event in the southeastern port city of Busan on Feb. 26, 2026, as they learn how to make the ...