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soondae

Name: soondae
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 meter pig intestines; 1 cup sweet rice (glutinous rice); 0.5 cup cellophane noodles (dangmyeon); 0.5 cup pig's blood; 2 stalks green onions; 2 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt

Soondae is a traditional Korean blood sausage made by stuffing pig's intestines with a mixture of sweet rice, cellophane noodles, and pig's blood. It is a popular street food and comfort food that reflects Korea's resourceful use of ingredients and communal eating culture.

7 ingredients

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Culinary DNA Preview

Korean85%

Mongol15%

Ingredients

pig intestines
1 meter
sweet rice (glutinous rice)
1 cup
cellophane noodles (dangmyeon)
0.5 cup
pig's blood
0.5 cup
green onions
2 stalks
garlic
2 cloves
salt
1 tsp

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Soondae has roots tracing back to the Joseon Dynasty and is believed to have originated as a way to utilize leftover pig parts and blood efficiently, becoming a beloved dish especially in Korean markets and street stalls.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Korean85%

ingredients+techniques

Mongol15%

influence on blood sausage tradition

Techniques

stuffing steaming boiling

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