Seaweed soup is an indispensable dish on birthdays.

Besides many typical dishes for Korean culinary culture such as kimchi, kimbap, grilled pork belly, etc. in Korea, there is a dish with many important meanings called seaweed soup.

After giving birth, the first food that a mother enjoys is seaweed soup, so the milk that flows out to nourish the baby also brings many flavors and nutrients from seaweed. Therefore, to remember this first taste of life, on birthdays, whether young or 50, 60 years old, Koreans still eat seaweed soup to celebrate the first day of birth.

In particular, the culture of eating seaweed soup on birthdays is also considered by Koreans as a way to show respect and gratitude to the mother who gave birth to her. Seaweed soup on birthday is a traditional culture, good filial piety of the Korean people from the past is still preserved to the modern day.

In addition, the seaweed soup, although it does not contain as many colorful colors as other traditional Korean dishes, is deeply hidden within the meaning of peace and prosperity in life. That's why early in the morning on their birthdays, Koreans are often cooked by their family members for seaweed soup with the desire to bring good luck in the new year.