Doenjang

Korean fermented soybean paste with its own culinary identity and flavor profile.

Shelf-stable

What it is

How we read a bare request for this: Plain doenjang is the default; ssamjang and Japanese miso are not silent equivalents.
Where it is used: Core seasoning for doenjang jjigae, soups, stews, sauces, and seasoned vegetables.

Also called

된장, doenjang, Korean fermented soybean paste, Korean soybean paste

Do not resolve without the stated culinary or product context.

Forms that matter

Plain fermented soybean paste Usual form
Plain Korean doenjang without treating ssamjang or miso as equivalent.

Used for: Soups, stews, sauces, and seasoning.

Not interchangeable with: miso; ssamjang; gochujang; black bean garlic sauce.

When the dish decides

Doenjang jjigae — points to Plain fermented soybean paste
Require doenjang identity; do not auto-resolve with miso or ssamjang.

Easily confused with

Miso — Both can be described broadly as fermented soybean pastes, but Korean doenjang and Japanese miso remain distinct culinary identities and must not auto-resolve to each other.
Ssamjang — Commercial ssamjang normally contains doenjang, but it is a finished seasoned condiment with chile, sesame, sweetener and aromatics. Doenjang cannot stand in for ssamjang and ssamjang cannot season a doenjang stew the same way.

Where to look — by form

Each of these is recorded against one particular form or product, named on the card. None of them is a claim about Doenjang in general, and none is a claim about any other form. Search a form by name to source it as your actual request.

Local places to look

Pan-Asia Supermarket — Nashville

Local Worth checking

Plain fermented soybean paste

Store-specific evidence · Observed Aug 12, 2026 · Stock not confirmed.

5255 Hickory Hollow Pkwy, Antioch, TN

Directions in Google Maps

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Why we show this source

Why this source: Plausible lead
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-12 (observation date)

Plausible lead: worth checking, but the evidence is too indirect for a likely-source claim. A source relationship exists, but present stock has not been established. Evidence applies to this named location. Evidence observation date 2026-08-12 (Pan-Asia Supermarket).

Also: the relationship is plausible lead rather than known; the exact product or form is not confirmed at this location

Evidence used for this claim

Confirms the Antioch address and produce, grocery, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen, bakery, and other departments; no exact holy basil or miso item is established.

Pan-Asia Supermarket · Aug 12, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Distinguishes doenjang as Korean fermented soybean paste and separates it from gochujang and gochugaru in Korean culinary use. Korea Tourism Organization · Feb 20, 2025

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details

Why this source: Plausible lead
What we know about stock: Not confirmed
Where this evidence applies: Store-specific
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-12 (observation date)

Also: the relationship is plausible lead rather than known; the exact product or form is not confirmed at this location

Evidence used for this claim

Confirms the Antioch address and produce, grocery, meat, seafood, dairy, frozen, bakery, and other departments; no exact holy basil or miso item is established.

Pan-Asia Supermarket · Aug 12, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Distinguishes doenjang as Korean fermented soybean paste and separates it from gochujang and gochugaru in Korean culinary use. Korea Tourism Organization · Feb 20, 2025

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Online options

Weee! — online fulfillment

Online

CJ Foods Korean Doenjang Bean Paste

Online listing · Observed Aug 20, 2026 · Currently listed on that date — not a live check. Confirm delivery availability and shipping charges; no local stock claim.

Open the online listing; check delivery availability and shipping charges. This is not a local stop.

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Why we show this source

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Aug 20, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies: Online-only
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-20 (observation date)

Known source within the stated scope; this is not a guarantee of current stock. Currently listed on a first-party surface; a listing is not confirmed shelf presence. Evidence supports shipping/online ordering; it makes no local source claim. Evidence observation date 2026-08-20 (Weee!).

Evidence used for this claim

Current online product page lists CJ Foods Korean Doenjang Bean Paste in a 2.2-pound package; price and availability vary by delivery ZIP.

Weee! · Aug 14, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source
Weee currently lists the exact CJ Korean Doenjang Bean Paste 2.2 lb SKU as in stock on the retrieved delivery-area-dependent surface.

Weee! · Aug 20, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Distinguishes doenjang as Korean fermented soybean paste and separates it from gochujang and gochugaru in Korean culinary use. Korea Tourism Organization · Feb 20, 2025

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.

Evidence & details

Why this source: Known source
What we know about stock: Currently listed (as recorded — Observed Aug 20, 2026; not a live check)
Where this evidence applies: Online-only
Typical availability: Unknown
Evidence date: 2026-08-20 (observation date)

Evidence used for this claim

Current online product page lists CJ Foods Korean Doenjang Bean Paste in a 2.2-pound package; price and availability vary by delivery ZIP.

Weee! · Aug 14, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source
Weee currently lists the exact CJ Korean Doenjang Bean Paste 2.2 lb SKU as in stock on the retrieved delivery-area-dependent surface.

Weee! · Aug 20, 2026 (observation date) · supports the relationship claim · source

About the product itself

This describes what the product is. It does not indicate that this store carries it.

Distinguishes doenjang as Korean fermented soybean paste and separates it from gochujang and gochugaru in Korean culinary use. Korea Tourism Organization · Feb 20, 2025

Record last re-checked 2026-08-14. That is when we revisited the record, not when the evidence above was observed.