In addition to eating birthday cake, Koreans also drink a bowl of kelp soup on their birthdays. It turns out that kelp soup is a postpartum tonic for Korean pregnant women. It also represents Koreans' respect for their mothers and commemorates their mother's birth. pain. Koreans believe that algae is beneficial to postpartum health, so they have a tradition of eating kelp. Kelp soup is regarded as a holy nourishing food, affordable and nutritious. According to Leslie, a nutritionist from the Children's Federation, kelp is rich in protein, vitamin A, and minerals. It is easy to absorb and has great benefits for the body. In addition, kelp contains soluble fiber, which is easier to digest and absorb than ordinary fiber, helps smooth bowel movements, and is helpful for postpartum weight loss. According to Ms. Park of Shinsegae Korean Food Store, Koreans attach great importance to dietary therapy. When they see injured whales, they will seek out seaweed food to heal their injuries, and use kelp to regulate their bodies. With years of experience, they believe that kelp can help pregnant women remove blood stains and fight against the disease. Teeth loss and hair loss are problems, so Korean women will drink kelp soup for three months after giving birth. Later, in order to commemorate the mother’s painful childbirth, Koreans will drink a bowl of kelp soup on their birthdays. Korean kelp soup has a very light taste. There are two ways to add beef or clams. Adding beef is more nourishing and helps reduce the coldness of kelp. Adding clams makes it taste fresher and sweeter. Nowadays, it is only available in traditional Korean restaurants. This soup is available, and most of them sell kelp and clam soup, which tastes fresh and sweet. Several ways to make kelp soup - - (1) Seaweed and kelp soup for fat loss and weight loss. Ingredients: 10 grams of seaweed, 20 grams of kelp, 30 grams of winter melon rind, 50 grams of watermelon rind, and a little salt. Preparation method: Put seaweed, kelp, winter melon rind, and watermelon rind in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and put it into a bowl or soup basin. Serve. (2) Recipe name of seaweed soup that can lower blood pressure and clear heat. Seaweed soup that can reduce blood pressure and clear heat. Cuisine Cantonese cuisine Type Qinqinliangtang Basic features It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, lowering fire, eliminating irritability, resolving phlegm and clearing heat. Basic ingredients: 50 grams of kelp, 1 white radish, 50 grams of jellyfish skin. Method: Wash and cut the kelp into sections, peel and cut the white radish into pieces, clean and shred the jellyfish skin, and season with salt. Pour 4 bowls of water into the soup and simmer for 2 hours until the radish is soft. Explanation: Hypertension cannot be reduced and fixed by taking one or two medicines or soups. You must have perseverance, measure frequently, change appropriate foods and manage it in order to be completely successful. This soup can not only lower blood pressure, but also prevent vascular sclerosis. People with high blood pressure often have impatience and excessive fire, so drinking this soup has several benefits. (3) Kelp mixed with silver sprouts Ingredients: 100 grams of kelp, 300 grams of mung bean sprouts, and 100 grams of dried tofu. Method: Soak the kelp to remove the saltiness, cut into thin strips, remove the mung bean sprouts and roots, cut the dried tofu into thin strips, put the wok on high heat, pour in an appropriate amount of peanut oil, heat the oil, and add the kelp, Put the dried tofu and mung bean sprouts in a wok, add an appropriate amount of water, stir-fry until cooked, add an appropriate amount of vinegar, sugar, monosodium glutamate, and fine fish sauce, stir-fry for a while, and then serve. Medicinal value: Mainly used to treat phlegm-damp condensation type of lymphoma: malignant lymph node tumors (reticular cell sarcoma, lymphoblastic sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, lymph node metastasis cancer), accompanied by greasy mouth and short urine , fatigue, sallow complexion, thick and greasy tongue coating, and slippery pulse. (4) Ingredients of kelp soup: 15 grams of kelp, 100 grams of japonica rice, 50 grams of lean pork. Method: Cook the same porridge, season with appropriate amount of salt or sugar and eat. Medicinal value: Treats hypertension, arteriosclerosis and chronic bronchitis cough and asthma. Remarks: People with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat this product. (5) Ingredients for Korean kelp soup: 200 grams of soaked kelp, 100 grams of beef, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, pepper, and soybean oil. Preparation method: 1. Soak the kelp in water. 2. Mince the beef and mix well with soy sauce, minced garlic and sesame oil. 3. Add soybean oil and fry beef and kelp. 4. After frying, add water to boil, add soy sauce, minced garlic, and pepper to moisturize the skin - kelp and pork ribs soup------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----- Ingredients: 400 grams of pork ribs, 150 grams of kelp, appropriate amounts of green onions, ginger slices, refined salt, rice wine, and sesame oil. Preparation method: 1. Soak the kelp, steam it in a basket for about half an hour, take it out and soak it in water for 4 hours. After soaking it thoroughly, wash it and drain it, and cut it into long cubes; wash the ribs and cut them along the bone with a knife. , cut into sections of about 4 cm horizontally, boil them in a pot of boiling water, take them out and soak them in warm water and wash them clean. 2. Add 1000 grams of water to a clean pot, add ribs, green onions, ginger slices, and rice wine, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then simmer over medium heat for about 20 minutes, pour in kelp pieces, and then use Boil over high heat for 10 minutes, remove the ginger slices and green onion segments, add refined salt to taste, and pour in sesame oil and serve. Features: The meat of this soup is so tender that it falls off the bones, and the kelp is slippery. The whole dish is delicious and the soup is fresh. Efficacy: "Ben Jing Fengyuan" says that pork has the effect of "tonifying the liver and benefiting the blood".

"Suixiju Diet Spectrum" says that kelp has "the effect of treating skin tumors, scrofula, carbuncle, fistula and hemorrhoids". Therefore, stewing pork ribs with kelp can relieve the pain of patients suffering from systemic or localized skin itching mainly on the limbs.

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