bi bim bap hot sauce

Greetings from the irrationally hot Las Vegas!

I've been scouting out my new chow-horizon out here in Sin City, and while I really haven't had a bad meal yet (knock wood), I find myself wanting to cook for myself more often.

That said: Which is the proper red/hot sauce that is used in bi bim bap? Does anyone know a brand name I can go by?

Most recipes online say "hot sauce" or even "red bean paste," which is equally confusing.

Send help! Thanks in advance.

Look for or ask for something called kochu-jang. It's the slightly fermented chile paste that is made with red pepper powder, glutinous rice powder, and some malts.

This (I think) is what you normally get with bi bim bap.

I can't think of any name brand off the top of my head...(I just looked at the jar in my fridge and all the label is entirely in Korean). But I always try and get different brands, and have never really found too much difference between brands.

in Eating Korean by cecilia lee (which I haven't cooked from yet, but is a very nice accessible read), she mentions that for bibim bap you use seasoned gochu jang, which is gochu jang mentioned above combined with half as much sesame oil, 1/4 as much soy sauce, sugar and garlic

I've seen this for sale at korean markets as well.