Sudan (food)
| Type | Punch |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Associated cuisine | Korean cuisine |
| Similar dishes | Hwachae |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 수단 |
| Hanja | 水團; 水𩜵 |
| RR | sudan |
| MR | sudan |
| IPA | [su.dan] |
Sudan (Korean: 수단; Hanja: 水團; 水𩜵) is a traditional Korean punch made with boiled grain cake balls and honeyed water. It is usually served during the summer for quenching thirst. Traditionally Sudan was always served during a village rite in the 6th month of the Korean calendar (lunisolar). Korean farmers prayed for a bountiful harvest and god's blessing for their life in the future by making food offering including foods and Sudan drink. It is sometimes considered a type of hwachae.
Hwachae made with rice (or other grain) cakes or rice (or other grain) balls are called sudan (수단).
- Bori-sudan (보리수단; "barley punch") – made with steamed barley, mung bean starch, and omija juice.
- Tteok-sudan (떡수단; "rice cake punch") – garae-tteok made with thinly sliced garaetteok (tubed rice cake), mung bean starch, and honey.
- Wonso-byeong (원소병; "rice ball punch") – made with ball-shaped tteok with fillings of minced jujube or citrus jam floated in honeyed juice.