Sudan (food)
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. 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 barley, 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.