Korean brining salt, also called Korean sea salt, is a variety of edible salt with a larger grain size compared to common

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. It is called ''gulgeun-sogeum'' (; "coarse salt") or ''wang-sogeum'' (; "king/queen salt") in

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. The salt is used mainly for salting

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s when making

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. Because it is minimally processed, there are microorganisms present in the salt, which serve to help develop flavours in fermented foods.

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