Sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) · 순댓국

순댓국 · Sundae-guk

A hearty pork-bone soup with slices of Korean blood sausage (sundae) and pork offal, eaten with rice. Nothing to do with ice-cream sundaes.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Often seasoned at the table with salted shrimp (saeu-jeot) — ask if you avoid shrimp.
Sundae is usually stuffed with glass noodles made from sweet-potato starch and pork blood.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

CHAINS

Currency

Prices in local currency (KRW).

Brand	Menu item	What’s different	Serving	Price
Keunmam Halmae Sundaeguk 큰맘할매순대국	시래기 순대국 (Siraegi sundaeguk) Status unknown	No brand description	One bowl	Price not published Dine-in · Company claim · source · 2026-10-18

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

SIMILAR

Difference	Sundae-guk	Dwaeji-gukbap
In the bowl	Blood sausage and pork offal	Sliced pork meat
Texture	Mix of soft sausage and chewy offal	Tender meat, simpler
Where	Everywhere	Busan speciality, now nationwide
Pick it if	You are fine with offal	You want just meat

ORDERING

새우는 빼 주세요: Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)
해산물은 빼 주세요: Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)
멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?: Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)
돼지고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
소고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
계란은 빼 주세요: Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)
견과류 알레르기가 있어요: I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)
안 맵게 해 주세요: Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)
알레르기가 있어요: I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: 위키백과 — 순댓국 (2026-10-18) · Wikipedia — Sundae (sausage) (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.