Seaweed Health Benefits & Recipe for Seaweed Soup (2024)
By Kim Jung-kook
Seaweeds are largely classified into three types: kelp, wakame, brown algae, red algae such as seaweed and agar-agar, and green algae such as green laver. Of the 500 or so species of seaweed that live in Korea, about 50 species are used for food. Seaweed that Koreans enjoy eating is wakame, gim, kelp, hijiki, majaban, and miyeok-gwi.
Seaweed, which is an alkaline food, contains a lot of protein, sugar, vitamins, and minerals. In other words, seaweed purifies the blood, suppresses the production of active oxygen, and is rich in dietary fiber, which is good for preventing constipation. Iron contained in seaweed prevents anemia. It also helps to prevent various adult diseases (lifestyle-related diseases) such as high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis and various cancers such as intestinal cancer. Excretion lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood. In addition, alginic acid delays the movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine, preventing a rapid rise in blood sugar. If you mix seaweed with vinegar, it is more effective because carbohydrate metabolism is suppressed. It contains taurine, which acts as an antihypertensive, cardiac, antithrombotic, and anticholesterol. The mucilage from seaweed lowers cholesterol levels through the action of polysaccharide alginate, acts as an antihypertensive, and excretes salt or food additives. Seaweed contains a large amount of vitamin A, which is called ‘eye vitamin’ to protect eyesight and prevent night blindness. In addition, seaweed is effective in reducing blood pressure, excreting cholesterol out of the body, preventing obesity, and preventing pernicious anemia.
Buy dried seaweed and beef for broth, from a market or supermarket. Seaweed soup is seasoned with garlic and salt or soup soy sauce and anchovy fish sauce.
Leave dried seaweed in warm water for twenty minutes. Seaweed swells more than five times its original size in water.
Wash the soaked seaweed once, drain the water from the tray,
Soaked seaweed should be cut after washing it once.
Add sesame oil to the wok and fry the beef together. Stir-fry for five minutes, then stir-fry seaweed together.
Pour rice-washed water or bottled water into the seaweed that has been stir-fried for about five minutes and boil it for a long time. I pour about seven times the amount of seaweed and boil it for about 40 minutes.
Continue to simmer over medium-low heat.
Season with garlic, salt, and a little stock or katsuo soup.
Instead of beef, you can boil seaweed soup with oysters, clam, flounder or abalone. Vegetarians can also make soup with just seaweed and stock. Seaweed soup is a soup that goes well with rice and kimchi.
Early studies have found a link between seaweed intake and a lower risk for heart disease. Some findings indicate that polyphenols, compounds found in seaweed, could help lower blood pressure, LDL or “bad” cholesterol, and total cholesterol levels.
Is it good to eat seaweed every day? Eating fresh seaweed is generally considered safe for most people. Although this type of algae offers many health benefits, according to experts, you should not eat too much seaweed every day.
Legend has it whales and dolphins eat lots of seaweed after giving birth. Koreans traditionally eat miyeokguk for several months postpartum, as it's believed to purify the blood, and encourage and enhance breast milk production.
Fucoxanthin found in brown algae such as Wakame, contributes to weight loss by increasing the bodies metabolism. Fucoxanthin is 100% natural and plant based . It targets the most stubborn fats such as belly fat. Speeding up your metabolism will make the body burn off that stored fat faster.
Seaweeds have the ability to aid our body with eliminating the stored toxins and harmful waste, which strengthens our immunity, thus increasing our body's ability to defend itself against any unwanted guests.
First and foremost, storing nori in the fridge is your best bet. Make sure to press out the air before sealing your bag shut, and place that bag inside another. A silica sachet should be placed in with the nori to absorb excess moisture or condensation.
Eating between 5g and 10g (0.1 to 0.3oz dry weight) of seaweed per day could, however, bring nutritional benefits from seaweed's fibre and nutritional content, Trigo adds. However, there is very little knowledge on how processing, such as fermentation, affects how seaweed's nutrients are absorbed by the body.
Wakame is the variety of dried seaweed used most commonly in seaweed salads and floated into soups because of its slightly sweet flavor and silky texture.
Traditionally the soup symbolizes and honors Samsin Halmoni, a goddess who helps women through pregnancy and childbirth. People consuming the soup on their birthdays are honoring their mothers for giving birth to them.
A historical record from China's Tang Dynasty said people during Korea's Goryeo Dynasty noticed that whales ate seaweed to recover after giving birth. Thus seaweed was served to women during postnatal care, and its detoxifying function made it ideal for their recovery.
Most seaweed contains high levels of iodine, and a person may consume too much if they eat a lot of seaweed over an extended period. While many people can handle high levels of iodine, some are more vulnerable to its effects, which can include hyperthyroidism.
Eating dried seaweed will bring people a number of health benefits. Dried seaweed helps balance blood pressure in the body with more than 90 minerals obtained from sea water combined with beneficial nutrients in it, especially fatty acids, to effectively regulate blood pressure.
Traditionally the soup symbolizes and honors Samsin Halmoni, a goddess who helps women through pregnancy and childbirth. People consuming the soup on their birthdays are honoring their mothers for giving birth to them. People also eat the soup for breakfast on their birthdays in honor of their mother.
It is important to note that different types of seaweed have varying levels of iodine, which can impact the recommended intake: Nori: 1-2 sheets (2.5-5 grams) daily. Wakame: 1-2 tablespoons (5-10 grams) daily. Kelp: 1/4-1/2 teaspoon (1.25-2.5 grams) daily.
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