Sudan (Korean: 수단; Hanja: 水團/水𩜵) is a traditional Korean punch made with boiled grain cake balls and honeyed water.[1] It is usually served during the summer for quenching thirst. Traditionally Sudan was always served during a villagerite in the 6th month of the Korean calendar (lunar). 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.[2]
Hwachae made with rice (or other grain) cakes or rice (or other grain) balls are called sudan (수단).[3]
Bori-sudan (보리수단; "barley punch") – made with steamed barley, mung bean starch, and omija juice.[4]
Tteok-sudan (떡수단; "rice cake punch") – garae-tteok made with thinly sliced garaetteok (tubed rice cake), mung bean starch, and honey.[4]
Wonso-byeong (원소병; "rice ball punch") – made with ball-shaped tteok with fillings of minced jujube or citrus jam floated in honeyed juice.[2][4]
