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Chili threads

Alternative names	Chilli threads, chili pepper threads, sil-gochu
Type	Garnish
Place of origin	Korea
Associated national cuisine	Korean cuisine
Main ingredients	Chili peppers

Korean name
Hangul	실고추
Hanja	실苦椒
Revised Romanization	sil-gochu
McCune–Reischauer	sil-koch'u
IPA	[ɕil.ɡo.tɕʰu]

Sil-gochu (Hangul: 실고추), often translated as chili threads, chilli threads, or chili pepper threads, is a traditional Korean food garnish made with chili peppers.

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Gyeran-jang-jorim (soy-sauce-simmered eggs) topped with sil-gochu (chili threads)
Oi-seon (stuffed cucumber) topped with sil-gochu

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