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Meaning of doenjang | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A thick salty paste made from fermented soybeans, used in Korean cuisine.

uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 テンジャン
한국어 된장 토장
Polski doenjang
Русский твенджан

Examples

“Eun Hee An, chef and owner of Melbourne’s Moon Mart (the eatery is currently relocating from its West Melbourne spot), says her grandma used to make doenjang from scratch when she was growing up in Korea. “It was always our breakfast soup. So I grew up eating doenjang jjigae every day in my life,” she says.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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