Sudan () 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 the 6th month of the Korean calendar (lunisolar). 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 (). Bori-sudan (; "barley punch") – made with steamed barley, mung bean starch, and omija juice. Tteok-sudan (; "rice cake punch") – made with thinly sliced garaetteok (tubular rice cake), mung bean starch, and honey. Wonso-byeong (; "rice ball punch") – made with ball-shaped tteok with fillings of minced jujube or citrus jam floated in honeyed juice.
See also Baesuk – boiled pear punch Hwachae Hwachae – fruit or flower punch Shikhye Sikhye – rice punch Sujeonggwa – cinnamon punch
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