One level tablespoon (15 ml) of Gochujang weighs about 20 g. A teaspoon is around 7 g, a 200 ml cup around 270 g, and an everyday Korean rice spoon holds roughly 14.7 g level.
Gochujang is dense โ about 20 g per tablespoon, heavier than the same volume of soy sauce. Heat and sweetness vary a lot between brands, so add half the recipe amount, taste, then adjust.
Press it into the spoon and level โ trapped air means you added less than you think.
Conversion table
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 tbsp (15 ml) | 20 g |
| 1 tsp (5 ml) | 7 g |
| 1 cup (200 ml) | 270 g |
| 1 paper cup (180 ml) | 243 g |
| 1 Korean rice spoon | 14.7 g |
Measuring with a rice spoon or paper cup
A recipe tablespoon is 15 ml and a Korean recipe cup is 200 ml, but the spoon in your cutlery drawer holds about 11 ml level and a paper cup holds 180 ml. Measuring with everyday utensils therefore puts in roughly a quarter less than the recipe intends.
Heaping the spoon brings it close to a proper tablespoon. For salt, baking powder and anything else where a small error changes the outcome, use measuring spoons or a scale instead.