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Kyle Key

Kyle Key

Kyle Key is the maker and owner of NM ChileJang, an Albuquerque-based producer of New Mexican gochujang made with locally grown red chile.

Sep 24, 2026

5-Minute Fridays

5-Minute Fridays

The Mother Sauce

Sep 24 · 29m

Stephanie Cameron
Stephanie CameronHOST
12:08
That's not how it works.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:10
No, I wish that the health department would be okay with that, but I definitely understand why they're not.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:16
And so production in itself is a long day.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:20
I usually get to the kitchen around 2.30, 3 o'clock in the morning.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:24
Oh, wow.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:24
And then it starts the process of kind of soaking the barley malt and then cooking the rice.
Kyle Key
Kyle KeyGUEST
12:30
And then it's blending and mixing all of that.
Stephanie Cameron
Stephanie CameronHOST
14:07
to get a flavor how do you decide like what's worth that effort in that time

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