Jeotgal—Salted Pickled Seafood

Jeotgal—Salted Pickled Seafood

Jeotgal / Photo Credit: blog.daum.net/ajikang

Jeotgal is a salted condiment that is prepared with diverse seafood ingredients such as shrimp, fish, oysters and shellfish. The flavor of Jeotgal allows the condiment to be versatile in application, but it is most commonly found as an ingredient for pickling and enhancing the deliciousness of Kimchi. Jeotgal is an abundant source of amino acids, which assists the nucleic acid composition of producing a finer Kimchi taste with crunchier texture. The potential of Jeotgal as a flavoring agent is quite powerful and it is often paired with foods such as pork, sausage and even soup.

Most commonly consumed jeotgals include:

  • Ojingeo Jeot—Spicy pickled squid
  • Myungran Jeot—Salted pickled Pollack roe
  • Saewoo Jeot—Salted pickled shrimp
  • Eorigul Jeot—Salted picked oyster
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