Sundae (sausage)

Korean blood sausage

For the ice cream dessert, see Sundae.

Sundae

Type| Blood sausage
Course| Street food
Place of origin| Korea
Associated cuisine| Korean cuisine
Korean name
Hangul|

RR| sundae
MR| sundae
IPA| [sun.dɛ]

*   Media: Sundae

Sundae (Korean: 순대; pronounced [sun.dɛ], sometimes anglicized as soondae) is a type of blood sausage in Korean cuisine.[1][2] It is a popular street food in both North and South Korea,[3][4] generally made by steaming cow or pig's intestines stuffed with various ingredients.[5]

## History

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The sundae sausage dates back to the Goryeo period (918–1392), when wild boars, prominent across the Korean Peninsula, were used in the dish.[6] Recipes for sundae are found in nineteenth century cookbooks including Gyuhap chongseo and Siuijeonseo.[7]

Traditional sundae, cow or pig intestines stuffed with seonji (blood), minced meats, rice, and vegetables, was an indulgent food consumed during special occasions, festivities and large family gatherings.[8] After the Korean War, when meat was scarce during the period of post-war poverty, dangmyeon replaced meat fillings in South Korea. Sundae became an inexpensive street snack sold in bunsikjip (snack bars), pojangmacha (street stalls), and traditional markets.[8][9]

## Recipe

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Steaming sundae

The skin of sundae is made by rubbing the pig intestines with salt and flour to get rid of the smell. When flipping the trimmed pig intestines, the clean side is exposed to the outside. Put pork skin in it along with tofu, bean sprouts, glutinous rice, and various spices. The sundae made in this way is steamed in a cauldron.[10]

## Varieties

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Uncut sundae

Traditional South Korean varieties, as well as all North Korean, Russian Korean (Koryo-saram and Sakhalin Korean),[11] and Chinese Korean sundae fillings include seonji (blood), minced meat, rice, and vegetables. Modern South Korean bunsik (snack food) varieties often use dangmyeon (glass noodles) instead of meat, rice, and vegetables.[12][13][14][15] Other fillings include kkaennip (perilla leaves), scallions, doenjang (soybean paste), kimchi, and soybean sprouts.[16]

Regional varieties include abai-sundae (아바이순대) from the Hamgyong and Pyongan Provinces,[8] Kaesong-sundae (개성순대) from Kaesong, Baegam-sundae (백암순대) from Yongin, Jeju-sundae (제주순대) from Jeju Island, Byeongcheon-sundae (병천순대) from Chungcheong Province, and amppong-sundae (암뽕순대) from Jeolla Province.[17]

Some varieties use seafood as casing.[16] Ojingeo-sundae (오징어순대), made with fresh squid, is a local specialty of Gangwon, while mareun-ojingeo-sundae (마른오징어순대) made with dried squid is eaten in Gangwon as well as Gyeonggi.[7][16] Myeongtae-sundae (명태순대), made with Alaska pollock is a local specialty of Gangwon and Hamgyong.[7][16] Eogyo-sundae (어교순대) is made with the swim bladder of brown croakers.[16][18]

* Traditional sundae (blood sausage) served with steamed offal

* Bunsik-style sundae stuffed with dangmyeon (cellophane noodles)

* Ojingeo-sundae (squid sundae)

* Abai-sundae

* Blood sundae

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## Accompaniments

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In South Korea, sundae is often steamed and served with steamed offals such as gan (liver) and heopa (lung).[8] Sliced pieces of sundae and sides are dipped in salt-black pepper mixture (Seoul), in vinegar-gochujang mixture (Honam), seasoned soybean paste in Yeongnam, and soy sauce in Jeju.[19] Sundae is sold a lot at guk-bap restaurants[20] or bunsikjip (snack bars). As sundae is often sold in bunsikjip, along with tteok-bokki (stir-fried rice cakes) and twigim (fritters), it is also dipped in tteok-bokki sauce. Many bunsikjip offer tteok-twi-sun, a set menu with tteok-bokki, twigim and sundae.[21]

## Sundae dishes

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* Sundae-guk (순대국) – a guk (soup) made with sundae, other offals, and meat.[8][22]
* Sundae-bokkeum (순대볶음) – a bokkeum (stir-fry) made with sundae, vegetables, and gochujang.[8]
* Baek-sundae-bokkeum (백순대볶음) – a sundae-bokkeum without gochujang.[23]

* Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) served in ttukbaegi

* Sundae-bokkeum (stir-fried blood sausage with vegetables)

## See also

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* Black pudding
* Gyurma
* Haggis
* Kaszanka
* Qazı
* List of sausages
* Food portal

## References

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1. ^ "The Korean Blood Sausage". The RushOrder Blog. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
2. ^ Rufus, Anneli (6 December 2017). "10 Brilliant Uses for Blood Sausage". HuffPost. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
3. ^ Kim, Yoo-sung (9 June 2015). "Ask a North Korean: what's Pyongyang's street food speciality?". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
4. ^ "Sillim-dong's Sundae Town (Sundae Bokkeum Alley)". Visit Seoul. Seoul Metropolitan Government. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
5. ^ Kim, YH Brad; Jang, A (2014). "Ethnic meat products – Japan and Korea". In Dikeman, Michael; Devine, Carrick (eds.). Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences (Second ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press. p. 548\. ISBN 978-0-12-384731-7. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
6. ^ Eaves, Gregory C. (24 November 2015). "Eat your way across Korea: North Korean blood sausage". Korea.net. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
7. ^ a b c 서혜경 (1995). 순대. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
8. ^ a b c d e f Chang, Sung E. (4 October 2012). "Sundae Bloody Sundae". Roads&Kingdoms. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
9. ^ Whitten, Richard (8 February 2017). "Tour Guide: Seoul, South Korea". Paste. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
10. ^ 김경운 (2 April 2016). 서울신문 (ed.). [김경운 기자의 맛있는 스토리텔링] 피부 미인 그녀 순대 마니아?. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
11. ^ Mishan, Ligaya (16 February 2017). "At Cafe Lily, the Korean-Uzbek Menu Evokes a Past Exodus". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
12. ^ Kim, Jin Kyung (2013). "From Lettuce to Fish Skin: Koreans' Appetite for Wrapped and Stuffed Foods". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). Wrapped & Stuffed Foods: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2012. Totnes, Devon, UK: Prospect Books. pp. 233‒234. ISBN 978-1-903018-99-6. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
13. ^ Goldberg, Lina (23 March 2012). "Asia's 10 greatest street food cities". CNN Travel. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
14. ^ Leith, Sam (20 March 2014). "The Edible Atlas: Around the World in 39 Cuisines – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
15. ^ Fletcher, Nichola (2012). Sausage: A country-by-country photographic guide with recipes (1st American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 137\. ISBN 978-0-7566-8983-4.
16. ^ a b c d e Allen, Gary (2015). Sausage: A Global History. London: Reaktion Books. pp. 79, 103, 110. ISBN 978-1-78023-555-4. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
17. ^ 순대. Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2008.
18. ^ 어교순대. Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 1 June 2008.
19. ^ 최승호 (22 March 2016). "(온라인)맛있는 스토리텔링<29>순대와 소시지". Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
20. ^ 순대국밥집 : 네이버 통합검색. search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
21. ^ KTO, Korea Tourism Organization. "Street Food Loved by Koreans : VISITKOREA". Street Food Loved by Koreans. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
22. ^ Jung, Alex (11 November 2011). "5 Korean ways to eat a pig". CNN Travel. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
23. ^ KTO, Korea Tourism Organization. "Stir-Fried White Sundae (백순대 볶음 / Baeksundaebokkeum) : VISITKOREA". Stir-Fried White Sundae (백순대 볶음 / Baeksundaebokkeum). Retrieved 21 June 2025.

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