Sudan (beverage)
Sudan is a traditional Korean punch made with boiled grain cake balls and honied water. It is usually served during the summer for quenching thirst. Traditionally Sudan was always served during a village rite in 6th month in lunar calendar. 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 cakes or rice balls are called sudan.
- Bori-sudan – made with steamed barely, mung bean starch, and omija juice.
- Tteok-sudan – garae-tteok made with thinly sliced garaetteok, mung bean starch, and honey.
- Wonso-byeong – made with ball-shaped tteok with fillings of minced jujube or citrus jam floated in honeyed juice.
