Haejang-guk
Seonji-guk, a type of haejang-guk | |
| Alternative names | Hangover soup |
|---|---|
| Type | Guk |
| Course | Hangover food |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Main ingredients | Napa cabbage, beef broth, offal |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 해장국 |
| Hanja | 解酲국 |
| RR | haejangguk |
| MR | haejangkuk |
| IPA | Korean 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.