Honestly, It's Not That Spicy - Lidl Vitasia Gochujang Paste Review

It seems to be Korean season at Lidl and I'm here for it! Besides trying Shin Red Korean Instant Ramen, we picked up this squeeze pouch of Gochujang paste. 

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Vitasia Korean Style Gochujang Paste

What is Gochujang?
Gochujang is a Korean fermented chili paste. It is a versatile ingredient that adds depth with its sweet-spicy, umami flavor, giving Korean flair to your cooking! 

Vitasia Gochujang Paste | Lidl Portugal

​Vitasia Korean Style Gochujang Paste Ingredients & Nutrition Facts
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Most often you get Gochujang in a tub like this, but this squeeze pouch is actually easy to use so it's pretty convenient! 

Here you can check out the nutrition facts and ingredients in Lidl Gochujang paste which looks to be primarily water, sugar, red chili pepper, fermented soy paste, garlic, wheat. 
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Lidl Gochujang Ingredients

How to Use Gochujang Paste

I decided to use the Gochujang paste in a ground beef and vegetable stirfry mixed with some left over rice.

​It was a simple, unimpressive operation - Just bought some ground beef at Lidl as well as their frozen asian vegetable mix and cooked them up in our stainless steel pan along with the bit of leftover white rice that was hanging out in the fridge. 

How To Use Gochujang Paste? Beef & Asian Vegetable Stirfy In-Progress

Added some generous squeezes of the Gochujang paste to the mix and tossed into a bowl. I actually didn't find it too spicy so I added a little extra swirl in my bowl. 
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Korean Gochujang Bowl - Rice, Beef, Veggies | Lidl Cook-Along

I enjoyed this little Korean culinary diversion. I think it's really fun that Lidl brings such a wide range of internationally inspired products throughout the year. So even if you can't travel, you can always travel through food. ;) 
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