Stir-fried blood sausage with vegetables
Sundae bokkeum stir-fries Korean blood sausage with vegetables and nutty perilla-seed powder in a spicy sauce on a hot griddle. Alongside tteokbokki, it is one of the heartiest and most beloved dishes of the bunsik snack bar.
Pork — with about ten times the vitamin B1 of beef, it fights fatigue and fuels energy metabolism; quality protein and methionine support the liver, while unsaturated fats help help maintain healthy cholesterol levels. Good year-round, mainly from Jeju & the Jirisan area.
Main: sundae (blood sausage), perilla leaves, cabbage, onion, carrot, scallion, perilla-seed powder · Seasoning: gochujang, gochugaru, soy sauce, minced garlic
Malgeun Batang Okeu (Seoulhyomobang, Seoul) — a distilled soju at 16% ABV, chosen to pair with today's dish.