Choose Your Spice Level: Gochujang or Soy Sauce

February 3rd, 2026

Choose your spice level! Whether you always reach for the hot sauce or prefer eating foods that don’t set your mouth on fire, we have the sauce for you. Here are two simple sauces to pair with your rice bowl recipes, such as this easy bibimbap.

For the spice lovers:

  • 2 tablespoons Lucky Foods gochujang
  • 1 tablespoon Kadoya roasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon preferred sweetener, depending on taste
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Marukan rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Emperor’s Kitchen minced garlic

For those with sensitive tastebuds:

  • 2 tablespoons San-J or Momofuku soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (or preferred sweetener), or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • ½ teaspoon Kadoya roasted sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon Emperor’s Kitchen minced garlic

INSTRUCTIONS:

Combine ingredients in bowl and mix until incorporated.

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