Sundae (Korean food)

Sundae
Korean name
Hangul	순대
Revised Romanization	sundae
McCune–Reischauer	sundae

Sundae (Korean pronunciation: [sʰundɛ], also romanised in anglicism as soondae) or Korean sausage is a Korean dish made generally by boiling or steaming cow or pig's intestines that are stuffed with various ingredients. It is a kind of blood sausage and believed to have been eaten since long ago. The recipes related to sundae can be found in Joseon cookbooks published in 19th century such as "Gyuhap chongseo" and "Siuijeonseo".^[1]

Sundae can be made with seafood such as ojing-eo sundae (오징어 순대 squid sundae) and myeongtae sundae (명태 순대 Alaska pollock sundae).^[1]

The most common type of sundae is made of pig's intestines stuffed with cellophane noodles (dangmyeon), barley, and pork blood,^[2] although some variants also contain perilla leaves, scallions (pa), fermented soybean paste (doenjang), glutinous rice, kimchi, and soybean sprouts. It is a popular street food in North Korea and South Korea. In Seoul, there is a neighborhood called Sundae Town in Sillim-dong, which has many restaurants specializing in sundae.^[3]

South Koreans usually eat sundae with tteokbokki sauce. Many restaurants have a menu item called "tteok-twi-sun"(떡튀순, which contains tteokbokki, fries and sundae).

Varieties

Ojingeo sundae

Soondae with Gan, a popular side dish

Each variety of sundae follows either the originated region with a different recipe or the wrapping. Gaeseong soondae shows the former case, originating in Kaesong while ojingeo soondae takes its name from the ingredient which wraps sundae filling.

• Abai sundae (아바이 순대), local specialty of Hamgyeong and Pyeongan Province.^[4] Also adapted to Gangwon.
• Gaeseong sundae (개성 순대), local specialty of Kaesong
• Jeju sundae (제주 순대), local specialty of Jeju Island
• Byeongcheon sundae (병천 순대), local specialty of Chungcheong Province^[4]
• Amppong sundae (암뽕 순대), local specialty of Jeolla Province^[4]
• Baegam sundae (백암 순대), local specialty of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province^[4]
• Ojingeo sundae (오징어 순대), made with fresh squid. It is a local specialty of Gangwon Province.^[1]
• Mareun ojingeo sundae (마른 오징어 순대), made with dried squid. It is a local specialty of Gangwon Province and Gyeonggi Province. It is eaten as a banchan (small side dish) or anju (dishes accompanying alcoholic drinks).^[1]
• Myeongtae sundae (명태 순대), made with Alaska pollock. It is a local specialty of Gangwon Province and Hamgyong Province.^[1]
• Eogyo sundae (어교 순대), sundae stuffed in brown croaker's air bladder^[5]

Dishes made with sundae

Sundaeguk

• Sundaeguk (순대국) - guk, or soup-like dish made with sundae.^[1] Sometimes it includes fatty pieces of intestine (gopchang), liver, lungs, bits of cartilage, and meat.^[6]
• Sundaebokkeum (순대볶음) - bokkeum or stir-fried dish made with sundae, vegetables and gochujang (chili pepper condiment)
• Baeksundae (백순대), made by the same ingredients and method with sundae bokkeum, except the inclusion of gochujang

See also

• Sujuk and Kazy (Turkic equivalents)
• Black pudding
• Tteokbokki
• Mandu (dumpling)
• Seon (food)
• Haggis (Scots equivalent)
• List of sausages
• Food portal

References

1. "Sundae (순대)" (in Korean). EncyKorea. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
2. Goldberg, Lina "Asia's 10 greatest street food cities" CNN Go. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11
3. (Korean) "관악구 명소 순대타운 산뜻한 단장" [Sundae town]. Seoul News. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
4. "Sundae (순대)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
5. "Eogyo sundae (어교 순대)" (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
6. Jung, Alex "5 Korean ways to eat a pig" CNN Go. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-04-11

External links

• Media related to Sundae (Korean food) at Wikimedia Commons
• Sundae at Life in Korea
• Pojangmacha snack food, Korea Tourism Organization
• Korean Sundae, Easy Korean Food