# Jeotgal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeotgal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jeotgal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeotgal > Source revision: 1338575962 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Korean salted seafood category}} {{Italic title}}{{Infobox food | name = ''Jeotgal'' | image = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Changnan-jeot.jpg | photo2a = Aekjeot.jpg | size = 220 | position = centre | spacing = 0 | color = transparent | border = 0 }} | caption = Upper: ''changnan-jeot'' (salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) [tripe](/source/tripe))
Lower: pouring ''aekjeot'' (liquid ''jeot'') on [scallion](/source/Allium_%C3%97_proliferum)s | alternate_name = ''Jeot'', salted seafood | country = [Korea](/source/Korea) | region = | national_cuisine = [Korean cuisine](/source/Korean_cuisine) | creator = | year = | mintime = | maxtime = | type = | course = ''[Banchan](/source/Banchan)'' | served = | main_ingredient = [Seafood](/source/Seafood), salt | minor_ingredient = | variations = | serving_size = 100 g | calories = | protein = | fat = | carbohydrate = | glycemic_index = | similar_dish = ''[Shiokara](/source/Shiokara)'' | other = | module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto | child = yes | hangul = 젓; 젓갈 | ipa = {{IPA|ko|tɕʌt̚|}}; {{IPA|ko|tɕʌt̚.k͈al|}} | othername1 = Liquid ''jeotgal'' | hangul1 = 액젓 | hanja1 = 液젓 | ipa1 = {{IPA|ko|ɛk̚.tɕʌt̚|}} }} }} {{Korean cuisine}} '''''Jeotgal''''' ({{Korean|hangul=젓갈}}) or '''''jeot''''' ({{Korean|hangul=젓|labels=no}}), translated as '''salted seafood''', is a category of salted [preserved](/source/Food_preservation) dishes made with seafood such as [shrimps](/source/Shrimp_and_prawn_as_food), [oyster](/source/oyster)s, [clam](/source/clam)s, [fish](/source/Fish_as_food), and [roe](/source/roe).{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423060957/http://www.visitseoul.net/english_new/eat/cen_jeotggal.htm|title=Jeotgal|publisher=[Korea Tourism Organization](/source/Korea_Tourism_Organization)|url=http://www.visitseoul.net/english_new/eat/cen_jeotggal.htm|archivedate=2004-04-23}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040423060957/http://www.visitseoul.net/english_new/eat/cen_jeotggal.htm |date=2004-04-23 }}{{Cite web|url=https://krdict.korean.go.kr/eng/dicSearch/SearchView?nation=eng&ParaWordNo=77503|title=jeotgal|website=[Korean–English Learners' Dictionary](/source/Korean%E2%80%93English_Learners'_Dictionary)|publisher=[National Institute of Korean Language](/source/National_Institute_of_Korean_Language)|script-title=ko:젓갈|trans-title=salted seafood|access-date=29 March 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://krdict.korean.go.kr/eng/dicSearch/SearchView?nation=eng&ParaWordNo=77499|title=jeot|website=[Korean–English Learners' Dictionary](/source/Korean%E2%80%93English_Learners'_Dictionary)|publisher=[National Institute of Korean Language](/source/National_Institute_of_Korean_Language)|script-title=ko:젓|trans-title=salted seafood|access-date=29 March 2017}} Depending on the ingredients, ''jeotgal'' can range from flabby or solid pieces to clear, broth-like liquid. Solid ''jeotgal'' are usually eaten as ''[banchan](/source/banchan)'' (side dishes). Liquid ''jeotgal'', called '''''aekjeot''''' ({{Korean|hangul=액젓|labels=no}}) or '''fish sauce''', is popularly used in [kimchi](/source/kimchi) seasoning, as well as in various soups and stews (''[guk](/source/guk)'', ''[jijimi](/source/jijimi)'', ''[jjigae](/source/jjigae)'').{{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=515634|title=aekjeot|website=[Standard Korean Language Dictionary](/source/Standard_Korean_Language_Dictionary)|publisher=[National Institute of Korean Language](/source/National_Institute_of_Korean_Language)|language=ko|script-title=ko:액젓|access-date=29 March 2017|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330010521/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=515634|url-status=dead}} As a [condiment](/source/condiment), jeotgal with smaller bits of solid ingredients such as ''[saeu-jeot](/source/saeu-jeot)'' (shrimp ''jeotgal'') is commonly served as a dipping sauce with pork dishes (''[bossam](/source/bossam)'', ''[jokbal](/source/jokbal)'', ''[samgyeopsal](/source/samgyeopsal)''), ''[sundae](/source/Sundae_(Korean_food))'' (Korean sausage), ''[hoe](/source/Hoe_(food))'' (raw fish), and a number of soups and stews. ==History== Fermented foods were widely available in [Three Kingdoms of Korea](/source/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea), as ''[Sānguózhì](/source/S%C4%81ngu%C3%B3zh%C3%AC)'', a [Jin Chinese](/source/Jin_dynasty_(265%E2%80%93420)) historical text published in 289, mentions that the [Goguryeo Koreans](/source/Goguryeo) are skilled in making fermented foods such as wine, soybean paste and salted and fermented fish in the section titled ''[Dongyi](/source/Dongyi)'' in the ''[Book of Wei](/source/Book_of_Wei)''.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dVpQVJ46C5gC&pg=PA190|title=Handbook of Vegetable Preservation and Processing|publisher=[Marcel Dekker](/source/Marcel_Dekker)|year=2004|isbn=0824743016|editor-last=Hui|editor-first=Y. H.|location=New York|pages=190–191|editor-last2=Ghazala|editor-first2=Sue|editor-last3=Graham|editor-first3=Dee M.|editor-last4=Murrell|editor-first4=K. D.|editor-last5=Nip|editor-first5=Wai-Kit}}{{cite wikisource |script-title=zh:三國志 |first=Shòu |last=Chén |author-link=Chen Shou |wslanguage=zh |trans-title=Records of the Three Kingdoms |script-chapter=zh:三國志/卷30 |plainchapter=[Wūwán Xiānbēi Dōngyí chuán 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳](/source/%3As%3Azh%3A%E4%B8%89%E5%9C%8B%E5%BF%97%2F%E5%8D%B730) |location=Jin China}} The first Korean record of ''jeotgal'' appeared in the historical text ''[Samguk sagi](/source/Samguk_sagi)'', with a reference that [King Sinmun](/source/Sinmun_of_Silla) offered rice, wine, jerky, and ''jeotgal'' as wedding presents in 683.{{cite wikisource |script-title=ko:삼국사기(三國史記) |last=Kim |first=Busik |author-link=Kim Pusik |year=1145 |wslanguage=ko |trans-title=History of the Three Kingdoms |location=Goryeo Korea}} In 1124, a [Song Chinese](/source/Song_dynasty) envoy wrote that ''jeotgal'' was enjoyed by high and low alike in [Goryeo](/source/Goryeo).{{cite wikisource |script-title=zh:宣和奉使高麗圖經 |first=Jīng |last=Xú |year=1124 |wslanguage=zh |trans-title=Illustrated Account of Goryeo |location=Song China}} Twenty-four types of ''jeotgal'' appear in ''Miam ilgi'' ({{lang|ko|眉巖日記}}), a 16th-century diary written by a 16th century Joseon literatus {{ill|Yu Hŭich'un|ko|유희춘}},{{Cite book|title=Miam ilgi|last=Yu|first=Huichun|year=1577|location=Joseon Korea|script-title=ko:미암일기(미암일기; 眉巖日記)|trans-title=Diary of Miam}} and over 180 types of ''jeotgal'' can be found in the coeval books ''[Gosa chwaryo](/source/Gosa_chwaryo)'' (고사촬요; {{lang|ko|攷事撮要}}) and ''[Swaemirok](/source/Swaemirok)'' (쇄미록; {{lang|ko|瑣尾錄}}),{{Cite book|title=Gosa chwaryo|last=Eo|first=Sukgwon|year=1554|location=Joseon Korea|script-title=ko:고사촬요(攷事撮要)|trans-title=Selected Essentials on Verified Facts}}{{Cite book|title=Swaemirok|last=O|first=Huimun|year=1601|location=Joseon Korea|script-title=ko:쇄미록(瑣尾錄)|trans-title=Records of a Refugee}} and in 17‒18th century books ''[Ŭmsik timibang](/source/%C5%ACmsik_timibang)'', ''[Sallim kyŏngje](/source/Sallim_ky%C5%8Fngje)'', and ''[Chŭngbo sallim kyŏngje](/source/Ch%C5%ADngbo_sallim_ky%C5%8Fngje)''.{{Cite book|url=http://www.davincimap.co.kr/davBase/Source/davSource.jsp?Job=Body&SourID=SOUR002198&Page=2|title=Eumsik dimibang|last=Jang|first=Gyehyang|year=1670|location=Andong, Joseon Korea|version=(in [Middle Korean](/source/Middle_Korean))|script-title=ko:음식디미방|trans-title=Guidebook of Homemade Food and Drinks|author-link=Chang Kyehyang}}{{Cite book|url=http://db.itkc.or.kr/index.jsp?bizName=KO&url=/itkcdb/text/bookListIframe.jsp?bizName=KO&seojiId=kc_ko_g003&gunchaId=&NodeId=&setid=389232|title=Sallim gyeongje|last=Hong|first=Manseon|location=Joseon Korea|language=Literary Chinese|script-title=ko:산림경제(山林經濟)|trans-title=Farm Management|via=[DB of Korean classics](/source/DB_of_Korean_classics) by [ITKC](/source/Institute_for_the_Translation_of_Korean_Classics)|access-date=2020-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021323/http://db.itkc.or.kr/index.jsp?bizName=KO&url=%2Fitkcdb%2Ftext%2FbookListIframe.jsp%3FbizName%3DKO&seojiId=kc_ko_g003&gunchaId=&NodeId=&setid=389232|archive-date=2017-03-28|url-status=dead}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328021323/http://db.itkc.or.kr/index.jsp?bizName=KO&url=%2Fitkcdb%2Ftext%2FbookListIframe.jsp%3FbizName%3DKO&seojiId=kc_ko_g003&gunchaId=&NodeId=&setid=389232 |date=2017-03-28 }}{{Cite book|title=Jeungbo sallim gyeongje|last1=Yu|first1=Jungrim|last2=Hong|first2=Manseon|year=1766|location=Joseon Korea|script-title=ko:증보산림경제(增補山林經濟)|trans-title=Revised and Augmented Farm Management}} ==Types== The types of ''jeotgal'' vary depending on main ingredients, regions, and family and personal preferences. In past times, due to the limited availability of transportation, regions near seas had more types of ''jeot'' compared to the inland areas. ===Fish (fish innards and roe)=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * ''Baendaengi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|밴댕이젓}}) – salted [sardinella](/source/Sardinella_zunasi) * ''Baengeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|뱅어젓}}) – salted baby [Chirolophis](/source/Chirolophis) Japonicus(East asian prickleback) * ''Biut-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|비웃젓}}) – salted [herring](/source/Pacific_herring) * ''Bolak-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|볼락젓}}) – salted [rockfish](/source/Sebastes_inermis) * ''Byeongeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|병어젓}}) – salted [silver pomfret](/source/Pampus_argenteus) * ''Changnan-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|창난젓}}) – salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) innards * ''Cheongeo-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|청어알젓}}) – salted [herring](/source/Pacific_herring) [roe](/source/roe) * ''Daegu-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|대구알젓}}) – salted [cod](/source/Pacific_cod) roe * ''Daegu-iri-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|대구이리젓}}) – salted [cod](/source/Pacific_cod) [milt](/source/milt) * ''Daechang-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|대창젓}}) – salted [cod](/source/Pacific_cod) innards * ''Domi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|도미젓}}) – salted [sea bream](/source/Pagrus_major) * ''Dorumuk-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|도루묵젓}}) – salted [sandfish](/source/Arctoscopus_japonicus) * ''Euneo-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|은어알젓}}) – salted [sweetfish](/source/Plecoglossus_altivelis) roe * ''Gajami-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|가자미젓}}) – salted [righteye flounder](/source/Pleuronectidae) * ''Galchi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|갈치젓}}) – salted [hairtail](/source/Trichiurus_lepturus) * ''Galchi-sok-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|갈치속젓}}) – salted [hairtail](/source/Trichiurus_lepturus) innards * ''Gangdari-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|강달이젓}}) – salted Collichthys niveatus(bighead croakerspecies under the family [Sciaenidae](/source/Sciaenidae)) * ''Godeungeo-naejang-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|고등어내장젓젓}}) – salted [chub mackerel](/source/Scomber_japonicus) innards * ''Goji-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|고지젓}}) – salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) milt * ''Gwangeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|광어젓}}) – salted [olive flounder](/source/Paralichthys_olivaceus) roe * ''Ingeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|잉어젓}}) – salted [carp](/source/Cyprinus_carpio) * ''Jangjae -jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|장재젓}}) – salted [cod](/source/Pacific_cod) [gill](/source/gill) * ''Jari-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|자리젓}}) – salted [pearl-spot chromis](/source/Chromis_notata) * ''Jeoneo-bam-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|전어밤젓}}) – salted [gizzard shad](/source/Konosirus_punctatus) tripe * ''Jeoneo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|전어젓}}) – salted [gizzard shad](/source/Konosirus_punctatus) * ''Jeongeori-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|정어리젓}}) – salted [sardine](/source/Sardinops_sagax) * ''Jogi-agami-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|조기아가미젓}}) – salted [yellow croaker](/source/Larimichthys_polyactis) gill * ''Jogi-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|조기알젓}}) – salted [yellow croaker](/source/Larimichthys_polyactis) roe * ''[Jogi-jeot](/source/Jogi-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|조기젓}}) – salted [yellow croaker](/source/Larimichthys_polyactis) * ''Junchi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|준치젓}}) – salted [ilisha](/source/Ilisha_elongata) * ''Kkanari-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|까나리젓}}) – salted [sand lance](/source/sand_lance) * ''kkongchi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|꽁치젓}}) – salted [saury](/source/Cololabis_saira) * ''Maegari-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|매가리젓}}) – salted [jack mackerel](/source/Trachurus_japonicus) * ''[Myeolchi-jeot](/source/Myeolchi-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|멸치젓}}) – salted [anchovy](/source/Engraulis_japonicus) * ''[Myeongnan-jeot](/source/Myeongnan-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|명란젓}}) – salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) roe * ''Myeongtae-agami-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|명태아가미젓젓}}) – salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) gill * ''Nansa-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|난사젓}}) – salted baby [sandlance](/source/Hypoptychus_dybowskii) * ''Neungseongeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|능성어젓}}) – salted [grouper](/source/Hyporthodus_septemfasciatus) * ''Obunjagi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|오분자기젓}}) – salted baby [abalone](/source/abalone) * ''Sokjeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|속젓}}) – salted [yellow croaker](/source/Larimichthys_polyactis) innards * ''Sungeo-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|숭어알젓}}) – salted [mullet](/source/Mugil_cephalus) roe * ''Taean-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|태안젓}}) – salted [pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock_as_food) eye * ''Ttora-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|또라젓}}) – salted [mullet](/source/Mugil_cephalus) innards * ''Ungeo-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|웅어젓}}) – salted [grenadier anchovy](/source/Coilia_nasus) * ''Yeoneo-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|연어알젓}}) – salted [salmon](/source/Oncorhynchus_keta) roe * ''Yeopsak-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|엽삭젓}}) – salted [gizzard shad](/source/Konosirus_punctatus) tripe }} ===Shellfish and other marine animals=== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * ''[Bajirak](/source/Bajirak)-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|바지락젓}}) – salted [Manila clam](/source/Venerupis_philippinarum) * ''Bangge-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|방게젓}}) – salted [thoracotrematan crab](/source/Helice_tridens) * ''Daeha-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|대하젓}}) – salted [fleshy prawn](/source/Penaeus_chinensis) * ''Daehap-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|대합젓}}) – salted [oriental clam](/source/Meretrix_lusoria) * ''Dongjuk-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|동죽젓}}) – salted [astarte](/source/Astarte_borealis) * ''Gaetgajae-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|갯가재젓}}) – salted [mantis shrimp](/source/Oratosquilla_oratoria) * ''Ge-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|게알젓}}) – salted [crab](/source/crab) roe * ''[Gejang](/source/Gejang)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|게장}}) – salted [crab](/source/Crab_meat) * ''Geut-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|게웃젓}}) – salted [abalone](/source/abalone) innards * ''Gonjaengi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|곤쟁이젓}}) – salted [mysid shrimp](/source/Mysida) * ''[Guljeot](/source/Guljeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|굴젓}}) – salted [oyster](/source/oyster) * ''Haesam-chang-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|해삼창젓}}) – salted [sea cucumber](/source/sea_cucumber_as_food) innards * ''Haesam-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|해삼젓}}) – salted [sea cucumber](/source/sea_cucumber_as_food) * ''[Hanchi-jeot](/source/Hanchi-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|한치젓}}) – salted [mitre squid](/source/Uroteuthis_chinensis) * ''Haran-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|하란젓}}) – salted [shrimp](/source/Shrimp_and_prawn_as_food) roe * ''Honghap-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|홍합젓}}) – salted [mussel](/source/Mytilus_coruscus) * ''Jeonbok-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|전복젓}}) – salted [abalone](/source/abalone) * ''Jogae-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|조개젓}}) – salted [clam](/source/clam) * ''Kkolttugi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|꼴뚜기젓}}) – salted baby [squid](/source/squid_as_food) * ''Kkotge-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|꽃게젓}}) – salted [blue crab](/source/Portunus_trituberculatus) * ''Matjeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|맛젓}}) – salted [razor clam](/source/Solen_corneus) * ''Meongge-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|멍게젓}}) – salted [sea pineapple](/source/sea_pineapple) * ''Mosijogae-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|모시조개젓}}) – salted [venus clam](/source/Cyclina_sinensis) * ''Nakji-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|낙지젓}}) – salted [octopus](/source/Octopus_minor) * ''[Ojingeo-jeot](/source/Ojingeo-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|오징어젓}}) – salted [squid](/source/squid_as_food) * ''Pijogae-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|피조개젓}}) – salted [blood clam](/source/Anadara_broughtonii) * ''Saengi-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|생이젓}}) – salted [freshwater shrimp](/source/Paratya_compressa) * ''[Saeu-jeot](/source/Saeu-jeot)'' ({{Korean|labels=no|새우젓}}) – salted [shrimp](/source/Shrimp_and_prawn_as_food) * ''Seha-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|세하젓}}) – salted [glass shrimp](/source/Pasiphaea_japonica) * ''Seongge-al-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|성게알젓}}) – salted [sea urchin](/source/sea_urchin) roe * ''Seongge-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|성게젓}}) – salted [sea urchin](/source/sea_urchin) * ''Sora-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|소라젓}}) – salted [horned turban](/source/Turbo_sazae) * ''Tohwa-jeot'' ({{Korean|labels=no|토화젓}}) – salted [estuarine oyster](/source/Crassostrea_rivularis) }} ==Gallery== Changnan-jeot (salted pollock innards).jpg|''changnan-jeot'' (salted pollock innards) Ganjanggejang (marinated crab).jpg|''[ganjang-gejang](/source/ganjang-gejang)'' (marinated crab) Guljeot (oyster jeotgal).jpg|''[guljeot](/source/guljeot)'' (salted oyster) Myeongnanjeot (pollock roe).jpg|''[myeongnan-jeot](/source/myeongnan-jeot)'' (salted pollock roe) Ojingeojeot (squid jeotgal).jpg|''[ojingeo-jeot](/source/ojingeo-jeot)'' (salted [squid](/source/squid_as_food)) Saeujeot (fermented shrimp) jeotgal (Caridea) 3.jpg|''[saeu-jeot](/source/saeu-jeot)'' (salted shrimp) Myeolchijeot (fermented anchovies).jpg|''[myeolchi-jeot](/source/myeolchi-jeot)'' (salted anchovy) Korean sea food-Hwangsaegi jeot-01.jpg|''[jogi-jeot](/source/jogi-jeot)'' (salted yellow croaker) ==See also== {{Commons}} * {{annotated link|Sikhae|''Sikhae''}} * {{annotated link|Shiokara|''Shiokara''}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Jeotgal}} {{Fish sauce}} {{portal bar|Food}} Category:Jeotgal Category:Korean seafood --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jeotgal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeotgal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeotgal?action=history)). 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