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Sudan
Type Punch
Place of origin Korea
Associated national cuisine Korean cuisine
Similar dishes Hwachae
Korean name
Hangul 수단
Hanja 水團/水𩜵
Revised Romanization sudan
McCune–Reischauer sudan

Sudan (Hangul: 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 6th month in lunar calendar. 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 barely, 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.
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