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Doenjang

Condiments, Sauces and Fermented Flavorings

Doenjang, or soybean paste, is a type of fermented bean paste made from soybean and brine used in Korean cuisine. It is also a byproduct of soup soy sauce production and is sometimes used as a relish.

Facts
Classification
Allergen
Soybeans 1
Origin Region
Korea 2
Connections

Carries Allergen

Soybean, Ingredients

Entity-backed identity for the allergen value this ingredient already carries as an enum fact, resolved to a ingredient entity by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The enum fact itself stays on the entity unchanged.

Sources
1. Doenjang (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doenjang (allergen)
Quote, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doenjang (allergen)
Doenjang or soybean paste is a type of fermented bean paste made of soybean and brine used in Korean cuisine.
2. Doenjang (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Korea
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Korea
Korea
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