Haejang-guk

Haejang-guk
Seonji-guk, a type of haejang-guk
Alternative namesHangover soup
TypeGuk
CourseHangover food
Place of originKorea
Main ingredientsNapa cabbage, beef broth, offal
Korean name
Hangul
해장국
Hanja
解酲국
RRhaejangguk
MRhaejangkuk
IPAKorean pronunciation: [hɛ.dʑaŋ.k͈uk̚]

Haejang-guk (Korean: 해장국) or hangover soup refers to every kind of guk or soup eaten as a hangover cure in Korean cuisine. It means "soup to chase a hangover" and is also called sulguk (술국). It usually consists of dried napa cabbage, vegetables and meat in a hearty beef broth. One type of haejangguk, seonjiguk, includes sliced congealed ox blood (similar to black pudding) and another type, sundaeguk, includes a kind of blood sausage made with intestine stuffed with pig's blood and other ingredients.