| Kōrēgusu (Japanese: コーレーグス from Okinawan: 高麗胡椒 こーれーぐす kooreegusu, a type of hot chili pepper), also called kōrēgūsu (コーレーグース) and kōrēgusū (コーレーグスー), is a type of Okinawan chili sauce made of chilis infused in awamori rice spirit and is a popular condiment to Okinawan dishes such as Okinawa soba. Since at least the 16th century, the term "Goryeo pepper" has been used for varieties of the frutescens chili (and this usage is retained in some Kyushu dialects). In the Okinawan language, kooreegusu (高麗胡椒 こーれーぐす) still refers to the chili pepper itself[1] but in Japanese, the term is applied to the awamori chili sauce while shima tōgarashi (島唐辛子, literally "island chili pepper") is used for the chili. |
