Soondae

Soondae (also sometimes spelled sundae) is a made generally by  or  cow or pig's  that are stuffed with various ingredients. It is a kind of blood sausage and believed to have been eaten for a long time. The recipes related to soondae can be found in cookbooks published in 19th century such as "" and "".



Soondae can be made with seafood such as ojing-eo soondae (오징어 순대 soondae) and myeongtae soondae (명태 순대  soondae).

The most common type of soondae is made of pig's intestines stuffed with cellophane noodles ('),, and pork blood, although some variants also contain leaves,  (pa),   paste ('), , , and  sprouts. It is a popular street food in and. In fact, there is a neighborhood called Soondae Town in that has many restaurants specializing in soondae.

Varieties
Each variety of soondae follows either the originated region with a different recipe or the wrapping. Gaeseong soondae shows the former case, originating in while ojingeo soondae takes its name from the ingredient which wraps soondae filling.


 * Abai sundae (아바이 순대), local specialty of and.
 * Gaeseong sundae (개성 순대), local specialty of
 * Jeju sundae (제주 순대), local specialty of
 * Byeongcheon sundae (병천 순대), local specialty of
 * Amppong sundae (암뽕 순대), local specialty of
 * Baegam sundae (백암 순대), local specialty of ,
 * Ojingeo sundae (오징어 순대), made with fresh . It is a local specialty of.
 * Mareun ojingeo sundae (마른 오징어 순대), made with dried . It is a local specialty of and . It is eaten as a  (small side dish) or  (dishes accompanying alcoholic drinks).
 * Myeongtae sundae (명태 순대), made with . It is a local specialty of and.
 * Eogyo sundae (어교 순대), soondae stuffed in 's

Dishes made with soondae

 * Soondaeguk (순대국) - , or soup-like dish made with soondae.
 * Soondaebokkeum (순대볶음) -  or stir-fried dish made with soondae, vegetables and
 * Baeksoondae (백순대), made by the same ingredients and method with soondae bokkeum, except the inclusion of