Korean Roasted Seasoned Laver | Gwangcheon Gim | 1.06 oz
Korean roasted seasoned laver is a 1.06 oz (30 g) can of thin jaerae gim (재래김) sheets from Gwangcheon, Korea, roasted crisp in seasoning oils and lightly salted for rice, side dishes, and snacking.
Gwangcheon, a town on Korea's west coast, is one of the country's best-known centres of gim seasoning and roasting — the name on the pack is the style Korean shoppers ask for. This can holds 1.06 oz (30 g) of jaerae gim, the thin traditional-cut Korean sheet, brushed with corn, olive, sesame and perilla oil, lightly salted and roasted crisp. The tin keeps the sheets flat and dry instead of crushed in a film pack.
Kosbee stocks Korean pantry staples the way they are eaten in Korea — the same Gwangcheon-style seasoned gim served at Korean tables, shipped from our New Jersey warehouse.
From Gwangcheon, Korea
A Product of Korea, made by Haejeo Foods in Gwangcheon-eup, Hongseong-gun, inside the town's gim processing complex. The laver is Korean and makes up 49.5% of the can by weight; the rest is seasoning oil and salt.
Key facts
- Origin
- Product of Korea — Korean laver, seasoned and roasted in Gwangcheon
- Type
- Roasted seasoned laver (jaerae gim, 재래김 · 조미김)
- Net weight
- 1.06 oz (30 g), one sealed can
- Format
- Cut sheets in a tin can with a plastic lid
- Ingredients
- Laver, corn oil, olive oil, sesame oil, perilla oil, salt
- Laver content
- 49.5% Korean laver
- Contains
- Sesame
- Serving size
- 0.14 oz (4 g), as printed on pack
- Per 4 g serving (as printed)
- 23.7 calories · 1.8 g total fat · 56 mg sodium · 0.9 g total carbohydrate · 1 g protein
- Storage
- Cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Close the lid and eat soon after opening.
- Maker
- Haejeo Foods Co., Ltd., Gwangcheon-eup, Hongseong-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea
How to eat roasted seasoned laver
How do you eat gim with rice?
Lift a sheet from the can, lay it over a spoonful of warm rice, fold, and eat — the everyday Korean bite. In Korea seasoned gim is nicknamed a rice thief: the can empties as fast as the rice bowl. It also travels well in a lunchbox as a ready side dish (banchan).
What else can you do with it?
Crumble sheets over noodles, soups or fried rice for a savory, nutty finish. The seasoning already carries oil and salt, so nothing needs to be added — use it straight from the can as a garnish or a light snack.
Allergen and good to know
Contains sesame. The seasoning blends corn, olive, sesame and perilla oil, so check the printed package label if you avoid a particular plant or seed oil. It is a salted, savory food — enjoy in moderation and pair it with plain rice rather than already-salty dishes.
Jaerae gim vs kimbap gim — what's the difference?
Jaerae gim (재래김) differs from kimbap gim in thickness and finish. Jaerae gim is the thin traditional Korean sheet, cut small, brushed with oil, salted and roasted so it shatters at the bite — it is eaten as it comes, with rice. Kimbap gim is thicker, unseasoned and full size, made to be rolled without tearing. Picking up one when you wanted the other is the most common mix-up at a Korean grocery.
Roasted Seasoned Laver FAQ
What is Gwangcheon gim (광천김)?
Gwangcheon gim is roasted seasoned laver finished in Gwangcheon, a west-coast Korean town known nationally for gim roasting. The sheets here are jaerae gim, brushed with corn, olive, sesame and perilla oil, lightly salted and roasted crisp. This is a 1.06 oz (30 g) can, Product of Korea.
How do you eat Korean seasoned laver?
Wrap a sheet around warm rice for the classic Korean bite, pack it in a lunchbox as a side dish, or crumble it over noodles and fried rice. It is ready to eat from the can — no toasting and no extra seasoning needed. Close the lid to keep the rest crisp.
Korean gim vs Japanese nori — what's the difference?
Gim and nori come from the same family of red seaweed but are finished differently. Korean gim like this one is brushed with oil, salted and roasted, then eaten with rice as a side dish. Japanese nori is usually sold plain and unseasoned, for wrapping sushi and onigiri.
Is this seasoned gim or plain roasted gim?
This is seasoned gim (조미김): the sheets are brushed with a corn, olive, sesame and perilla oil blend and lightly salted before roasting. Plain roasted gim (구운김) has no oil or salt and is used as a cooking ingredient — seasoned gim needs nothing added.
Where does this ship from?
Orders ship from the Kosbee warehouse in New Jersey, usually within 1 business day, with tracking emailed at dispatch. The gim is seasoned and roasted in Gwangcheon, Korea by Haejeo Foods — a Product of Korea, delivered without an international wait.
Shipping, returns and storage
Ships from New Jersey, usually within 1 business day. Store cool and dry, away from direct sunlight, and close the lid after opening. Unopened food items can be returned in original condition — contact us and we will sort it out.
More Korean pantry staples: browse Wholesome K-Food & Groceries. For a thicker, curlier sheet see Korean Gopchang Seaweed, or add Korean Seafood Stock Coins for the soup beside your rice.
