How to make Seaweed Soup (aka Korean Birthday Soup) 

Here is why you could use regular soy sauce for soup soy sauce. Back in the days korean grandmas did not make two different kinds of soy sauce. They just made one every year. At first the sauce is saltier and bland in taste and is much lighter in color. They called this soup soy sauce since it was mainly used to season soups since it did not mess with the color of the soup. When the sauce ages (at least over three years) it darkens up and gains more umami. Since the color of the sauce is darker (jin-hada in korean), they called this jin-ganjang(regular soy sauce). Nowadays we have those factory made regular soy sauce and soup soy sauce. There's really not much of a difference if you could bear with the color of your soup.

I love your channel. You make Korean cooking easy. I love Maangchi, but sometimes her recipes are so complicated it can be a joy to watch, but intimidating to non-Korean cooks. You are the Runnyrunny999 of Korean food!! Keep up the good work!

I am Mexican, grew up in Australia with an italian boyfriend and my every day food is Korean !!! Gotta give this to my family on their birthday!!! 🤩

Anytime I ever felt down my mom had this soup ready.

i gotta say this recipe really differentiates you from the other korean cooking channels. sometimes we just wanna see what you guys eat in your culture and not whats just mainstream!

I was served this when I lived in S. Korea as a kid and I was absolutely blown away! Now that I'm pregnant I'm ready to try and make it myself, thanks for your recipe 😊

You’ve done it again! I’ve tried other you tubers’ recipes and no one comes close to you. Thank you, Daniel! Come on over to TikTok!!! People need to know what you’re about!!!!!

I remember when I tried this for the first time. My family decided to go to a fabulous Korean restaurant for my sister's birthday and we ended up getting this. I ended up eating mine and my other sister's because she was afraid to try it. Gawd, this soup is one of the best and definitely one that I need to try on my nieces and nephews soon.

i saw a video on how new moms in Korea take care of themselves, and a vital part is this seaweed soup, and it is a tradition for the child to have it on their birthday. ever since then i have been craving seaweed soup and wanting to try making it!! my mom used to live in South Korea for a while (we are American), so she thought it sounded good too. i already love dried seaweed as a snack, so i’m excited to try 🤍 not to mention all the health benefits. thank you for the recipe!

Made this soup for a factory co-worker ajuma, on her 60th birthday. Great success. Everyone enjoyed it and the pot was empty from people having seconds. I was temped to use a vegetable or beef stock, but glad I didn't. Plenty of flavor following this recipe. Thank-you.

Thank you for this amazing recipe! It's super easy to follow, and turns out amazing every time. I followed this recipe a few times already for my family and friends' birthdays. Thank you for making cooking so easy and fun (and of course, tasty!)

Just made this for dinner tonight for thr first time and my husband and children loved it.

I fell in love with this soup the first time I tried cooking it, and now everytime I crave for it , I cook it. So easy and comforting. I think I eat it as much as I eat ramyeon, but ofcourse not everyday 😆

I loved this recipe so much. I did it for my own birthday and the result was amazing!!

Just made it and it is amazing!!! Definitely eating it on days that aren't my birthday!

Hope you’re not really gone 😊 just found out about seaweed soup and browsing the recipes and found yours and the last comment was 4years ago🥺 I have several birthdays coming up and I made it my goal to introduce new culture cuisine to my family. Thank you for the inspiration 🙏🙋🏾‍♀️💕🇨🇩

My manager let me try this today at work . I've never had before till today and maaaaan it was very tasty! I will most definitely eat this again!

Luckily, it was my birthday a few days ago, I'm busy eating up leftover seaweed soup while watching your video - otherwise, I'd be salivating and jealous of the deliciousness!

Thank you so much for sharing this, so easy to make, I will cook some today 🍲

made seaweed soup for the first time by following this,,,, turned out really gooooood!!!!!

Omg!!! thank you so much I had a huge bag.. And didn't know how to cook it .. I'm from mexico so a friends give me the bag as a gift 🙌 didn't know how to use it 💖💖💖

When I have cramps....this is my go to soup...it makes me really happy and comforts me. Thank you♡

Looks good! I’m making this for my next birthday! 🎂💕

I finally tried your recipe - so good! I made it Monday & had some for breakfast today. Thanks for the recipe, it's so much better than the other one I tried.

Great simple recipe.

gotta love that birthday soup. thanks so much for this your channel is amazing!!!!!!!

Made this today for my birthday. Was great!

finally got to learn this birthday soup ! so tasty

I have only made Megan Bowen’s recipe. I made this one today for my boyfriend’s birthday ( he is half korean) and we both loved it!

One of the best cooking channels on RU-vid. Love your videos for so many reasons. xo :)

I'm back, my wife loved your recipe last year!! Thanks for the video, you make me look good for my wife!🙏Have a great day!

I tried your recipe and its work!!!! So delicious omg, thanks!!!

Just had some this morning! 🤩

Last week we went to our local Korean restaurant to celebrate my birthday. We've only been there three or four times but they make us feel like regular customers. When they heard my hubby say Happy Birthday to me, they brought me a bowl of seaweed soup--which isn't on the menu! Theirs had a shellfish base instead of beef but wow--it was delicious!

looks so delicious!

I really want to try this, even if it's not my birthday, I just love seaweed!

My fav parts are boom shakkalakka and non discrimination of the pots. No pot left behind. There is also a hidden gem/message here, dont forget to buy your korean wife/or any wife a car or house on their birthday. Dropping gems son! Keep on keeping on!! 🤙🏽

I tried this once and I loved it with rice.

I must say your recipe is very good for a beginner like me . It’s so delicious 😋

I’m making this right now!! 💖💖

❤ this video, easy peasy

I really want to try this! 🤤

This soup is soo good. I can eat this everyday

looks delicious

Such an authentically bright personality❣❣❣

One of my favorite soups, EVA!

LOL "I found this old school granny looking pot" 😂😂😂😂 I die!!!!

I love that soup!!!

Mmmm looks super good. I just love soup. If its soup or stew I want it!

Looks delicious

Looks good

Happy happy birthday 🎈🎊🎉🎁🎂

Masisseo boinda! I need to make this dish! Thank you for sharing!

looks good

My mom always makes this for me so now it’s my turn 🤙🏻

There used to be a small unassuming Korean restaurant near me that's been around for almost 30 years. I used to go there all the time by myself for their $7.99 unassuming lunch buffet that had all-you-can-eat Gimbap, pickled bean sprouts, bulgogi, fried rice, seaweed, mandu, chicken legs, kimchi (of course), and sometimes spinach and baby anchovies. They also had unlimited seaweed soap and eggdrop soup. I used to consume 5~6 small bowls of their seaweed soup when I'm there. Sadly the owner, a very sweet Korean lady in her 60s, found out she without warning that she had cancer. And within a month she passed away : (. The restaurant was never the same after her passing, and I guess the family decided to sell it off.

I love soups!!!

Happy Birthday Neighbor! Boom-shakalakahhhh!

Dan-yul, I love the "cherry on top" at 3:07! This looks delicious. I am going to buy that seaweed next time I'm in the Asian market.

Miyuk-guk soup 🍲🤤 미역국 is sooo yummy 😋

감사합니다 딸의 생일에 아주 잘 만들 게요 Thank you, very MUCH.It is nice. I will cook it for my daughter's birthday.!

Still my favorite 💜

I don't know what i did wrong but i tried making this soup before by following a different youtuber's recipe and the soup literally tasted like seawater. The smell of the seaweed was also very strong. I ended up throwing away the whole pot of soup. I'm gonna try making this again using your own recipe. Good luck to me! 😅

I already cooking it twice! The taste shocked me! It was heavenly 😋😋😋 i think im addicted 😍😍😍 however, instead of kelp (cos i dont have it), i use nori dried seaweed (so i twerk the recipe a little)and omg it was so good. Im still wondering whether to use kelp next time cos it already tasted amazing 😂 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECIPE 😍

Thanks for this super easy and great recipe. I bought wakame today and wanted to try a soup with it, and this was exactly what I was looking for. I made it with turkey and it turned out delicious. I have a question, though. I didn't discard the soaking water and added it to the pot along with soaked wakame. Is there a reason why you discard it?

I love seaweed soup...jja jjang!

Hi l'm Dominican and I love this soup! I've tried it several times and I think it is delicious! Thank you for the recipe!

Auto click on subscribe button bcuz i like ur way of talkin english 🤗 really motivates me to learn more on how to speak like a native speaker 👍🏻

I made this soup for my korean wife last year, she absolutely loved it and was shocked since I’m mexican lol. Tomorrow is her birthday again so I plan on using your recipe again! I hope it’s just as good :) thank you for your recipe and easy explanation!

I’m going to make this for my MIL’s birthday on Saturday

Hello thank you for the recipe .. also this soup has a lot of health benefits I’ll definitely make this soup .. but I have 1 question didn’t find the dried seaweed I found kelp it’s some kind of seaweed can i use it ??

Dig the old school granny lookin' pot you're using! Way more interesting than the generic Instagram/Pinterest/I Just Raided TJ Maxx lookin' stuff. It REALLY looks like some Asian version of old school Corningware, back when it was made in USA (called Pyroceram); it has a certain shine to it. They are awesome because you can cook, bake, freeze & serve with it. Thanks for the video, I'm making this now.

it’s my 18th bday tomorrow and i want to try this 🥺

Making this for mahself cos i love seaweed and a i really like soup

Whoa! You earned a new neighbor (subscriber) here! Good one!

Great video! I just wanted to know whether I could make this for my Korean friend. I can't actually see them on thier birthday because it's Christmas day. So...would it be odd to make it and give it to them a week later? Because it IS a birthday dish...

he’s so cute 💕

Can we use wakame for this or does it have to be some korean type od seaweed?

I like your channel 😊

This was great. What type of seaweed is it?

Will the soup get more sweeter if I cook it for longer time like 1 hour

Nice video

Holy crap! I had no idea that grandma pot you used is a legit pot. lol I figured it was just like old lady tupperware. Anyway, looks delicious as hell! I love seaweed

I gotchu!

made this, but forgot to add garlic haaaaaaaa will be the reason to cook this again ;))

I just got Kelp from our local Asian store. Can I use it in this soup instead of dried seaweed?

I like to put in small mussels to the soup as well :D

I bet this is also good with seafood hehe

is very interesting because my boyfriend is Korean, thanks you are my teacher, kkkkkk

Can I use regular soy sauce instead? will the measurements change if I use it?

Happy birthday have a piece of seaweed cake

Since your Dad is vegetarian now, does he just skip this soup on his birthday? I'd add mushrooms or seitan to mine.

Hi! My boyfriend's birthday is in 4 days and I want to make this so he has something familiar for his birthday. Should I make this for breakfast, lunch or dinner?? Does it matter?

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I only have roasted seaweed can that work too?

I like your accent . Sounds like American 😁😊😍

Was there really a specific soup soy sauce for this recipe? Or can i just use a regular korean soy sauce? I'm filipino but i sooo love this soup and always want to make one. Please enlighten me 😂

thank you..now i know..mwuaah

Do you have a dish thats difficulty level is really hard? Like really-really-really-gordon-ramsay-vs-jamie-oliver-hard?

I wonder if i can use roasted seaweed and cut them into little pieces