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Kalbi - Short Ribs Authentic Korean BBQ Sauce

by Mikee

At a glance

A Korean BBQ sauce, also listed as BBQ sauce.

Tastes

Probably savory, sweet and boozy.

Heat
Not stated on the label
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Made with

Soy sauce, Brown sugar, Water, Pear… all ingredients

From the ingredient label on file with USDA. How we read it

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Ingredients

13, in label order
  1. 1
    Soy sauce (mentions a common allergen)
    • Water
    • Soybeans (mentions a common allergen)
    • Salt
    • Alcohol
  2. 2
    Brown sugar
  3. 3
    Water
  4. 4
    Pear
  5. 5
    Sake
  6. 6
    Sesame oil (mentions a common allergen)
  7. 7
    Garlic
  8. 8
    Onion
  9. 9
    Rice wine vinegar
  10. 10
    Ginger
  11. 11
    Black pepper
  12. 12
    Red pepper (chili)
  13. 13
    Spices
ChiliCommon allergen. Always check the bottle.
Exact label text

SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL), BROWN SUGAR, WATER, PEAR, SAKE, SESAME OIL, GARLIC, ONION, RICE WINE VINEGAR, GINGER, BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER, SPICES

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Where this comes from

The USDA label record, and how we read it.

How we read the flavor3 tags
  • Savory / umamiContains soy sauce (1st ingredient)
  • SweetBrown Sugar is listed 2nd
  • Bourbon / spiritsContains sake

We read the ingredient order and wording. No tasting, no scores, and we never guess heat.

Product facts
Brand
Mikee
Owner, as reported
Exotic Sauce Packaging, Inc.
Type
Korean BBQ sauce · also BBQ sauce
Style
Korean style
Label on record
2023-09-27
Sizes & barcodes1 size
SizeBarcodeCheck
20 oz
US
0093133567328Valid
Sources1 record

USDA FoodData Central – Branded Foods · record 2674898 · retrieved 2026-10-11

FactExtraction confidence
name80%
category70%
category tags70%
style80%
ingredients text90%

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov (CC0-1.0).

Brand ownership as reported by the source (unverified).

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