Our Story
Unlock the authentic flavors of Korean kimchi with our premium Kimchi Base Sauce. Our sauce simplifies the art of kimchi-making — just add it directly to the cabbage! We ensure bold, tangy, and spicy goodness in every bite. Made with fresh ingredients, our versatile sauce can elevate your favorite dishes, from stir-fries to stews, giving them a bold and probiotic-packed twist.
Why chingooz
A sauce, not a chore.
We're two Korean-American best friends from small-town Virginia — friends since elementary school. We grew up on the flavors our families brought with them: gochugaru-stained fingers, garlicky kitchens, and the kind of heat that makes you come back for another bite.
Somewhere between childhood tables and our own first kitchens, we realized the food we grew up loving felt out of reach for a lot of our friends. Kimchi took days. The ingredients felt intimidating. So we bottled the shortcut.
Chingooz — Korean for “friends” — is our invitation to explore. Take some risks with bold flavor profiles, get a little messy in the kitchen, and taste what we grew up loving. One spoonful and your weeknight dinner has heritage in it.
How we sauce
Our (loud) values.
01
Flavor first.
If it doesn't taste like a hug from your halmoni, it doesn't ship. We test every batch like our reputation depends on it (it does).
02
Fresh, nothing to hide.
No added preservatives, just fresh ingredients like garlic, ginger and gochugaru. That's why it lives in the fridge and tastes this bright.
03
Easy to kimchi.
Salt your cabbage, add a jar, and you've made real kimchi. Or spoon it into fried rice, stews, noodles and marinades. Easy to create in the kitchen, any night of the week.
