Sundae
Korea's glass-noodle blood sausage
Think of it as: Like black pudding stuffed with glass noodles
Not ice cream. Very much not ice cream.
What does it taste like?
Rich and savory with a gentle iron note; best with a pinch of salt.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureChewy and springy
What is it?
Korean blood sausage: pig intestines stuffed with pig's blood, glass noodles and sticky rice, then steamed. A street-food staple that is milder than its dark color suggests.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Sold at street stalls alongside tteokbokki, or simmered into sundae-gukbap soup.
Watch it
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MusicK-pop Pop with seriously polished singing and dancing
SportBaseball (soccer is hugely popular too)
Son Heung-min (soccer; captain of the Korean national team) World HeritageSeokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple and more National animalTiger (unofficial) National flowerRose of Sharon (mugunghwa) FestivalChuseok (around September-October)
Ingredients
- 2 m pig intestine
- 300 ml pig's blood
- 100 g glass noodles (dangmyeon)
- 100 g sticky rice
- 1 scallion
- Salt and pepper
Can't find it? Use sausage casings if you can't get pig intestines.
How to make it (one way)
- Soak and chop the glass noodles; soak the sticky rice.
- Mix the blood, noodles, rice, chopped scallion, salt and pepper.
- Stuff into the intestine and tie the ends.
- Steam for about 40 minutes.
- Slice and dip in salt or chili salt.
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