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'''''Gejang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=게장}}) or '''''gejeot''''' ({{Korean|hangul=게젓|labels=no}}) is a variety of ''[[jeotgal]]'', salted fermented seafood in [[Korean cuisine]], which is made by [[marinating]] fresh raw [[Crab meat|crabs]] either in ''[[ganjang]]'' ([[Soy sauce#Korean|soy sauce]]) or in a [[chili pepper]] powder based sauce. The term consists of the two words; ''ge'', meaning "a crab", and ''jang'' which means "condiment" in Korean.<ref name="Doosan">{{cite web |url=http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=8981&contentno=8981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922033713/http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=8981&contentno=8981 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-22 |script-title=ko:게장 |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]] |language=Korean }}</ref> The crab selected for the Gejang dish are mostly female crabs with eggs. While ''gejang'' was originally used to refer to crabs marinated in soy sauce, it is now also called '''''ganjang-gejang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=간장게장}})<!--Need approximate date range--> to differentiate it from ''[[yangnyeom-gejang]]'' (양념게장). The latter is a relatively new dish that emerged alongside the boom in [[South Korea]]'s restaurant industry. It's origins appear to come from the [[Chungcheong Province|Chungcheong]] and [[Jeolla Province|Jeolla]] provinces, which both have long-standing traditions of mixing raw fish or dried pollock with a spicy sauce that is made from either red pepper flakes or gochujang.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=한국국제교류재단 KF |url=https://www.koreana.or.kr/koreana/na/ntt/selectNttInfo.do?nttSn=120497&bbsId=1116 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.koreana.or.kr |language=ko}}</ref> People later began preparing crab in a similar fashion, resulting in what is known today as yangnyeom-gejang.<ref name=":0" /> <!--Need approximate date range--><ref name="joins">{{cite news|url=http://myfriday.joins.com/myfriday/article/m_article_view.asp?aid=247075&servcode=3020303 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713114639/http://myfriday.joins.com/myfriday/article/m_article_view.asp?aid=247075&servcode=3020303 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-13 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |author=전필호 |date=2006-02-23 |script-title=ko:(서울) 맛집 스파이 잠입! - 간장게장 편 |language=Korean }}</ref> "Yangnyeom" means "seasoning" or "seasoned" in Korean, and refers to the spicy sauce of the dish that is made with chili pepper powder.
'''''Gejang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=게장}}) or '''''gejeot''''' ({{Korean|hangul=게젓|labels=no}}) is a variety of ''[[jeotgal]],'' or salted fermented seafood in [[Korean cuisine]], which is made by [[marinating]] fresh raw [[Crab meat|crabs]] in either ''[[ganjang]]'' ([[Soy sauce#Korean|soy sauce]]) or a [[chili pepper]] powder based sauce. The term consists of the two words; ''ge'', meaning "a crab", and ''jang'' which means "condiment" in Korean.<ref name="Doosan">{{cite web |url=http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=8981&contentno=8981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922033713/http://map.encyber.com/search_w/ctdetail.php?masterno=8981&contentno=8981 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-22 |script-title=ko:게장 |publisher=[[Doosan Encyclopedia]] |language=Korean }}</ref> The crabs selected for the Gejang dish are mainly female crabs with eggs. While ''gejang'' was originally used to refer to crabs marinated in soy sauce, it is now also called '''''ganjang-gejang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=간장게장}})<!--Need approximate date range--> to differentiate it from ''[[yangnyeom-gejang]]'' (양념게장). The latter is a relatively new dish that emerged alongside the boom in [[South Korea]]'s restaurant industry. Its origins appear to come from the [[Chungcheong Province|Chungcheong]] and [[Jeolla Province|Jeolla]] provinces, which both have long-standing traditions of mixing raw fish or dried [[pollock]] with a spicy [[Korean chili pepper|red pepper flake]] or [[gochujang]] sauce.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=한국국제교류재단 KF |url=https://www.koreana.or.kr/koreana/na/ntt/selectNttInfo.do?nttSn=120497&bbsId=1116 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.koreana.or.kr |language=ko}}</ref> People later began preparing crab in a similar fashion, resulting in what is known today as yangnyeom-gejang.<ref name=":0" /> <!--Need approximate date range--><ref name="joins">{{cite news|url=http://myfriday.joins.com/myfriday/article/m_article_view.asp?aid=247075&servcode=3020303 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713114639/http://myfriday.joins.com/myfriday/article/m_article_view.asp?aid=247075&servcode=3020303 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-13 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |author=전필호 |date=2006-02-23 |script-title=ko:(서울) 맛집 스파이 잠입! - 간장게장 편 |language=Korean }}</ref> "Yangnyeom" means "seasoning" or "seasoned" in Korean, and refers to the spicy sauce of the dish that is made with chili pepper powder.


[[Gyeongsang Province|Gyeongsang]], Jeolla, and [[Jeju Island]] are famous for their own types of ''gejang''.<ref name="EncyKorea">{{cite web|url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=241830&v=42 |script-title=ko:게장 |publisher=[[Empas]] / [[EncyKorea]] |language=Korean}}</ref> It is a representative specialty of [[Yeosu]] in the [[South Jeolla]] Province, and a traditional [[List of Jeolla dishes|Jeolla cuisine]] dish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moon|first=Gwang-lip|title=Traditional cuisines to savor at the World Fair|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2956133|accessdate=22 May 2013|newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=14 July 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130616123705/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2956133|archivedate=16 June 2013}}</ref> According to [[Korean traditional medicine]], crabs possess a 'cold nature' that could cool one's [[body temperature]] and so ''gejang'' is believed to be good for driving away the spring fever.
[[Gyeongsang Province|Gyeongsang]], Jeolla, and [[Jeju Island]] are famous for their own types of ''gejang''.<ref name="EncyKorea">{{cite web|url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=241830&v=42 |script-title=ko:게장 |publisher=[[Empas]] / [[EncyKorea]] |language=Korean}}</ref> It is a representative specialty of [[Yeosu]] in the [[South Jeolla]] Province, and a traditional [[List of Jeolla dishes|Jeolla cuisine]] dish.<ref>{{cite news|last=Moon|first=Gwang-lip|title=Traditional cuisines to savor at the World Fair|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2956133|accessdate=22 May 2013|newspaper=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]]|date=14 July 2012|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130616123705/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2956133|archivedate=16 June 2013}}</ref> According to [[Korean traditional medicine]], crabs possess a 'cold nature' that can cool one's [[body temperature]], and so ''gejang'' is believed to be good for driving away the spring fever.


According to a poll of tourists to Korea, gejang is difficult to eat because the dish is too spicy and salty.<ref>{{cite web |title=외국인이 먹기 힘든 한국음식 1위는 '게장'…2·3위는 청국장, 산낙지 |trans-title=No.1 Korea Food for foreigner hard to eat is "Gejang" |date=13 June 2016 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11252093}}</ref>
According to a poll of tourists to Korea, gejang is difficult to eat because the dish is too spicy and salty.<ref>{{cite web |title=외국인이 먹기 힘든 한국음식 1위는 '게장'…2·3위는 청국장, 산낙지 |trans-title=No.1 Korea Food for foreigner hard to eat is "Gejang" |date=13 June 2016 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |url=http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11252093}}</ref>

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Gejang
Gejang
Korean name
Hangul
게장, 게젓
Hanja
게醬
Revised Romanizationgejang, gejeot
McCune–Reischauergechang, gechot
IPA[kedzaŋ], [kedzʌt̚]

Gejang (Korean: 게장) or gejeot (게젓) is a variety of jeotgal, or salted fermented seafood in Korean cuisine, which is made by marinating fresh raw crabs in either ganjang (soy sauce) or a chili pepper powder based sauce. The term consists of the two words; ge, meaning "a crab", and jang which means "condiment" in Korean.[1] The crabs selected for the Gejang dish are mainly female crabs with eggs. While gejang was originally used to refer to crabs marinated in soy sauce, it is now also called ganjang-gejang (Korean: 간장게장) to differentiate it from yangnyeom-gejang (양념게장). The latter is a relatively new dish that emerged alongside the boom in South Korea's restaurant industry. Its origins appear to come from the Chungcheong and Jeolla provinces, which both have long-standing traditions of mixing raw fish or dried pollock with a spicy red pepper flake or gochujang sauce.[2] People later began preparing crab in a similar fashion, resulting in what is known today as yangnyeom-gejang.[2] [3] "Yangnyeom" means "seasoning" or "seasoned" in Korean, and refers to the spicy sauce of the dish that is made with chili pepper powder.

Gyeongsang, Jeolla, and Jeju Island are famous for their own types of gejang.[4] It is a representative specialty of Yeosu in the South Jeolla Province, and a traditional Jeolla cuisine dish.[5] According to Korean traditional medicine, crabs possess a 'cold nature' that can cool one's body temperature, and so gejang is believed to be good for driving away the spring fever.

According to a poll of tourists to Korea, gejang is difficult to eat because the dish is too spicy and salty.[6]

Historical records

Historical records on gejang can be found in books such as Sallim gyeongje (lit. "Farm Management"),[7] Gyuhap chongseo (lit. "Women's Encyclopedia"),[8] Jubangmun (주방문, 酒方文, lit. "Book of Making Alcoholic beverage"), Siui jeonseo (lit. "Complete Collection of Corrections and Discussions"), and others written during the Joseon period of Korea (1392 - 1910). According to Sallim gyeongje which is written around the end of the 17th century, making gejang is referred to as "johaebeop" (조해법, 糟蟹法), which means "a way of marinating crabs in sediments of liquor". With the method, crabs are marinated in a mixture of jaegang (재강, sediments of liquor), salt, and an alcoholic beverage. Generally, gejang spoils if preserved for a long time; however, the gejang made using johaebeop can be eaten until the next spring. Additionally, the book records various ways of making gejang such as juhaebeop (酒蟹法, made with alcoholic beverage), chojang haebeop (醋醬蟹法, made with soy sauce and vinegar), and yeomtang haebeop (鹽湯蟹法, made with boiled salted water). It also records methods of crab rearing which are called Yukseon chibeop (肉膳治法). These records verify that the consumption of gejang in the Korean diet appeared as early as the 17th century.[4][9]

Crabs and harvest

Live crab bundles at a market in Daejeon

Gejang was originally made with freshwater crabs which have become scarce. As a result, gejang is typically made with kkotge (horse crab) caught in the Yellow Sea (West Sea) on the west side of the Korean peninsula. Among the most popular gejang made with freshwater crabs are, chamgejang of North Gyeongsang Province, which can be preserved and eaten after one year passes, and beotteok gejang, which can be eaten immediately after preparation.[10]

Preparation

To prepare ganjang-gejang, crabs are first thoroughly cleaned using a brush while submerged in a bowl of water, and are then rinsed to remove the moisture. The crabs are put in a hangari (earthenware crock) and are salted for about six hours. To prepare the sauce, a mixture of ganjang is boiled briefly along with sesame oil, sugar, finely sliced scallions, minced garlic, ginger, and finely shredded fresh red chili pepper. Once the salted crabs are removed from the hangari and placed in a suitable bowl, the hot sauce is poured onto the crabs. An hour later, the ganjang is removed from the bowl and reheated to reach boiling. It is again poured over the crabs. This procedure is repeated for a third and fourth time. The dish can be eaten once the sauce is chilled. If using boiled ganjang after it has been chilled, the gejang can be eaten two weeks after preparation, and can be preserved for even longer periods. A variation involves adding minced beef while the sauce is poured over the crabs, endowing the gejang with more spices.[1] In present times, some people may choose to add lemon, chili pepper, or traditional medicine when making gejang to remove its fishy smell and increase its rich flavor.[11]

As for yangnyeom gejang, the dish is made with raw crabs and a spicy and sweet sauce of chili pepper powder, ground Korean pear, onions, ginger and garlic, as well as whole sesame seeds, and sesame oil. The gejang can be eaten half a day after it is prepared. It is also best to consume the dish within two or three days to keep intact its sweet, spicy, and sour taste. If the crabs are first marinated in a boiled and chilled mixture of eakjeok (액젓, filtered jeotgal) and soy sauce, before mixing in the spicy sauce, the yangnyeom gejang can be well marinated with the latter sauce, and can be preserved longer.[11]

Types

Served ready to eat the tomalley and roe of Gejang

Types are divided by crab species, region, and cooking method. Among varieties, beoltteok gejang (벌떡게장) is a local specialty of Jeolla Province and is made with live Charybdis, which are called either beoltteokge (벌떡게) or minkkotge (민꽃게) in Korean.[12] The crab has a hard carapace with a reddish-brown color and is found in the seawater of Korea according to Jasaneobo (자산어보 "Fishes of the Huksan Island"),[13] the first Korean fisheries science book written by the scholar Jeong Yak-jeon (정약전) in 1814. To make the gejang, the crabs are cut into several pieces or used whole if they are not large. One or two days after the beoltteokge have been marinated in a ganjang-based sauce, one can enjoy the gejang which has a fresh and sweet taste. However, beoltteok gejang can not be preserved for a long time, so it is said that the name reflects the fact; beotteok means "quickly" or "immediately" in Korean.[4]

Kkotgejang (꽃게장) is made with kkotge (horse crab), which is the most consumed crab in South Korea. It is also a local specialty of Jeolla Province, and the dish is known for the umami taste. After cleaned, the live crabs are chopped into several pieces, and a mixture of ganjang, sliced scallions, garlic, ginger, chili pepper powder, sesame seeds, salted is poured over them. It can be eaten one day after preparation.[14]

Another local speciality of Jeolla Province is konggejeot (콩게젓) which is indigenous to Gangjin County. The gejeng is made by grinding crabs as small as a bean (kong in Korean) with millstones. The thick ground paste is mixed with salt and gochujang. In Jeju Island, gejang is called gingijeot (깅이젓) made on every fifteenth of March in the lunar calendar at low tide. It is traditionally said that gingijeot is good to cure every illness in the region.[4]

Yangnyeom gejang

Chamgejang (참게장) is a local specialty of Gyeonggi Province and is made with chamge (Chinese mitten crab) which generally live in the rivers of Korea which flow to the Yellow Sea. Chamge harvested in the Imjin River near the Paju region is especially famous for its unique taste and having a less earthy smell, so for many centuries the crabs were presented to the King of Korea as a delicacy.[citation needed] As demonstrated by the fact that records on chamge can be found in several historical documents regarding fisheries and cuisine such as Jasaneobo, Gyuhap chongseo (Women's Encyclopedia[8]), and the chapter Jeoneoji (전어지) of Imwon gyeongjeji (임원경제지), the dish has been eaten by Koreans for a long time. However, these days pollution in the rivers has decreased the crab's habitat, so chamge is barely found except in Imjin River. Chamgejang is commonly nicknamed "bapdoduk' (밥도둑, literally "a meal thief" or "a rice thief") because it is considered a good dish for arousing one's appetite. The dish is intended to preserve for long periods, so the gejang is saltier than other varieties.[15]

Ganjang gejang

Chamgejang is also widely eaten in Gyeongsang Province, and is prepared at every house during autumn to make a banchan (small side dish) for the next summer. The crabs are also caught in rice fields during the harvest season, and female crabs are considered the best because they contain a lot of roe and fatty tomalley.[4]

Serving

Yeosu is famous for gejang as well as gat kimchi (갓김치). A meal emphasizing ganjang-gejang is called gejang baekban (게장백반) that consists of a plate ganjang-gejang, various plates of banchan (side dishes), and a bowl of cooked rice.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 게장 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22.
  2. ^ a b "한국국제교류재단 KF". www.koreana.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  3. ^ 전필호 (2006-02-23). (서울) 맛집 스파이 잠입! - 간장게장 편 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e 게장 (in Korean). Empas / EncyKorea.
  5. ^ Moon, Gwang-lip (14 July 2012). "Traditional cuisines to savor at the World Fair". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "외국인이 먹기 힘든 한국음식 1위는 '게장'…2·3위는 청국장, 산낙지" [No.1 Korea Food for foreigner hard to eat is "Gejang"]. JoongAng Ilbo. 13 June 2016.
  7. ^ 산림경제(山林經濟), Sallim gyeongje Archived 2013-07-28 at the Wayback Machine The Academy of Korean Studies
  8. ^ a b "규합총서(閨閤叢書), Gyuhap chongseo" (in Korean and English). The Academy of Korean Studies. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
  9. ^ "맛있고 재미있는 한식이야기 < 한식 스토리 < 한식(Hansik) < 한식 포털". hansik.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-06-23.
  10. ^ Seo Jeong-bo (서정보) (March 19, 1999) (in Korean) 여기가 맛집 - 간장게장요리 고양시 「예원」 The Dong-a Ilbo
  11. ^ a b Han Nam-hui (한남희), (Feb. 17, 2006) (in Korean) 바람난 바다 봄을 부르다. (The Windy Sea calls in Spring) Chungcheong Today
  12. ^ "민꽃게 (Charybdis japonica)" (in Korean). 서포사랑. Archived from the original on 2005-03-07.
  13. ^ Kim, Ik-Soo, (2004) Fish Collections, Fish Diversity, and Ichthyological Research in Korea(Part One Collection Building National Science Museum monographs, v.24 pp.115-121, ISSN 1342-9574
  14. ^ 꽃게장 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22.
  15. ^ 참게장 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22.
  16. ^ Kim Gang-suk (김강숙) (in Korean) 해외 여행이 지겨워진 당신을 위한 국내코스 - 테마여행 (Themed tour - Domestic courses for those who are bored of aboard travel) Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Joins

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