Sujebi

Sujebi
Sujebi with banchan
Korean name
Hangul	수제비 or 밀가루뜨더국
Hanja	derived from 手摺
Revised Romanization	sujebi or milgaru ddeudeo guk

Sujebi (Korean pronunciation: [sudʑebi], South Korea) or milgaru ddeudeo guk ([milɡaɾu t͈ɯːdʌɡuk], North Korea) is a Korean traditional soup consisting of dough flakes roughly torn by hand, with various vegetables. The flavor and recipe resemble kalguksu, except that the latter is made with noodles rather than wheat flakes. It is commonly considered a dish to consume on rainy days, along with bindaetteok.

The broth for sujebi is usually made with dried anchovies, shellfish, and kelp. In order to obtain a rich, umami flavor, the ingredients should be simmered for many hours. Added to this broth are soft noodles and various vegetables or kimchi, most often zucchini and potatoes.

Origin

Korean people began to eat sujebi and guksu (국수 noodles), both dishes made of wheat flour, from the early Goryeo period (935~1392), but the name sujebi (earlier sujeop-eo) dates from the mid Joseon period. Sujeop-eo is a combined hanja word comprising the terms su (hanja: 手; hangul: 수; literally "hand") and jeop (hanja: 摺; hangul: 접어 or 접다; literally "folded" or "folding").

From the Joseon period, people started making various types of sujeobi according to various purposes. Sujebi is today considered a typical commoner's food, but in the past, it was relatively rare and used for special occasions especially janchi (잔치; feast, banquet) such as dol janchi (the celebration of a baby's first birthday).

In North Korea, sujebi is called milgaru ddeudeo guk (밀가루뜨더국), which is the words comprising three words: milgaru (밀가루; literally "wheat flour") + ddeudeo (뜯어; literally "tearing" or "torn") guk (국; literally "soup").

The names of sujebi vary according to regions in Korea. ^[1]

Region or cities	Name	Korean name
North Korea	milgaru ddeudeo guk	밀가루뜨더국 [2]
Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do	ddeudegi or ddedeokguk	뜨데기 or 뜨덕국
Jeollanam-do	ddeoneonjuk or ddiyeonjuk	떠넌죽 or 띠연죽
Gyeongsangnam-do	sujibi, miljebi, or milkkarijang guk	수지비, 밀제비, or 밀까리장국
Yeocheon and Bongwha	dabureong juk or beongeuraegi	다부렁죽 or 벙으래기

See also

• Kalguksu
• Bindaetteok
• Korean noodles

References

1. ^ (Korean) 수제비의 사투리, 다부렁죽과 떠넌죽 그리고 벙으래기 from Ohmynews.com
2. ^ (Korean) 육수가 개운한 수제비

External links

• Brief information and recipe of Spinach and Carrot Sujebi
• The Korean people's food, Sujebi from Chosunilbo
• Information about “Samcheongdong Sujebi” from Korea Tourism Organization
• (Korean) Introduce of heuk sujebi
• (Korean) Brief information about sujebi from [e-mail]