Differences Between Southern and Northern "Gopchang"

"Gopchang" (Intestines): Smoked Meat Jelly vs. Blanched Black and White Slices Southern (Red Gopchang): Southern gopchang is a "processed meat product." It's made by mixing lean pork chunks with sweet potato starch, red yeast rice, and spices, stuffing it into casings, cooking it, and then slicing it to achieve a pink, jelly-like, chewy texture. It's typically eaten with soy paste and shredded ginger. Northern (White Gopchang): Northern gopchang is "pure black and white slices." It's the pig's duodenum (a part of the small intestine), cleaned and directly blanched, then cut into small pieces to be eaten as is. It has a chewy texture with a unique, powdery internal organ consistency.