Have you ever heard of this? 'Did you eat seaweed soup on your birthday?' Have you ever heard the same phrase in Korea? At first, I thought it was a food that can only be eaten on birthdays, but it turned out to be a food that Koreans cannot miss on their birthday table! If you're wondering why, let me know!
Why do Koreans eat so much seaweed soup on their birthday?
I searched a lot on the internet and asked my Korean friends. When mothers give birth to their children, they go through a lot of pain. She said that she eats a lot of seaweed soup on her birthday to reflect on the pain of childbirth and to thank her parents for their kindness. It is said that the longer the seaweed soup that mothers eat after giving birth, the better, and there is a taboo that says that you should not cut it or break it when you buy it. It is said that it is because they knew that cutting or breaking the fate of Ani, who was born after giving birth to a child very hard, would be cut or broken!.
Koreans always eat seaweed soup when they give birth to a child. These days, with the development of science, the food that pregnant women ate has become more diverse, but in the past, I ate seaweed soup a lot and often. The reason why you must eat seaweed soup when you give birth is because of the expectation that if you eat the slippery seaweed soup, you will have a baby easily. . So, on my birthday, I eat to thank my mother for giving birth to me through a lot of pain. It started with that meaning, and seaweed soup became a must-eat food for Koreans on their birthdays haha.
As an old story, mothers were fed seaweed soup, but looking at the nutrients and efficacy of seaweed soup, it is really good for the mother-to-be!. Because seaweed is rich in calcium, iron, and iodine, it has become a representative food for postpartum care as well as for pregnant women's health. It is said to have an excellent effect on the health of pregnant women by helping the formation of blood through hematopoietic action and helping the smooth flow of blood!. It also helps contraction of the uterus and promotes milk secretion. Iron-rich seaweed is good for blood vessel health and is good for preventing anemia. Besides, it has anti-cancer effect, and helps with diet!!!. The calcium content in seaweed is also effective in strengthening bones. It helps prevent stomach diseases and is also good for heavy metal emissions!.
Seaweed soup usually tastes different depending on what the broth is made of, and it can be divided into beef, chicken, white meat, shellfish or shellfish. Of course, beef is the most used among them. As for fish, you can make seaweed soup with canned anchovies, pollack fish, and tuna. There are also areas where seaweed soup is made with crab, shrimp, shellfish, octopus, and sea urchin!. There are many ingredients that can be added together with seaweed to make seaweed soup, but there are also ingredients that do not go well together. Green onions and onions tend to be avoided in seaweed soup. It's not something you absolutely shouldn't add, but green onions and seaweed soup don't go well together, and the taste may deteriorate. By the way, miso seaweed soup goes well with green onions and tastes good~
