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Sundae

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What exactly is it?

Sundae is a cooked sausage filled with blood, glass noodles and other ingredients. Noodle-heavy snack-shop versions differ from regional sausages with more vegetables and meat. The dark filling commonly gets its color from blood, not beans or chocolate.

Main ingredients

Pork casing, blood and glass noodles; sticky rice, vegetables and meat vary by style

Ordering and serving

To omit liver and lung, ask for “sundae only, no extra offal.” The sausage itself may still contain blood and a pork casing.

Origins and changes

Gyuhap Chongseo records stuffed beef intestine, while Siuijeonseo includes pork and fish versions. The technique of cooking a filled casing developed into several regional foods with different ingredients.

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Sundae offal · 내장Sundae-guk · 순대국

Sundae

순대

Main ingredients: Pork casing, blood and glass noodles; sticky rice, vegetables and meat vary by style
Flavor and character: Sundae is a cooked sausage filled with blood, glass noodles and other ingredients. Noodle-heavy snack-shop versions differ from regional sausages with more vegetables and meat. The dark filling commonly gets its color from blood, not beans or chocolate.
How to eat it: To omit liver and lung, ask for “sundae only, no extra offal.” The sausage itself may still contain blood and a pork casing.

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Sundae offal

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Main ingredients: At sundae stalls, usually cooked pork liver, lung and other assorted organs
Flavor and character: At a sundae stall, extra offal usually means cooked slices such as pork liver and lung. Liver is dense and can be dry; lung has a porous, lighter texture. This is different from grilled intestines or an offal soup.
How to eat it: You can ask for a little liver or request no lung. Check what is available before ordering, since the selection differs by stall.

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