Seaweed Soup

In Korea, this soup is offered to new mothers, especially those who are breastfeeding. Seaweed is rich in nutrients and is supposed to help the mother heal as well as make the baby strong. It’s also commonly served at birthday celebrations as a nod back to the mother’s post-partum diet.

Note that you can’t substitute the roasted seaweed (kim) used elsewhere in the book for the dried sea mustard or brown seaweed (miyuk) called for here. Miyuk is available in whol