Miyeok (Miyeok · Miyeok)

🔍 What is it?

A soft brown algae seaweed. It's the same type of seaweed as Japanese wakame, but in Korea, there's a special culture around 'Miyeokguk' (seaweed soup) — it's a recovery food for mothers after childbirth, and a soup that's always eaten on birthday mornings.

👅 Taste and Scent

Slippery and soft texture, subtle ocean scent.

🍳 How to use it

Beef Miyeokguk / Clam Miyeokguk (the star of birthday meals), stir-fried miyeok stems, cucumber miyeok cold soup (a summer treat), miyeok salad.

🛒 Buying & Substitution Tips

If you soak dried miyeok (dried seaweed/wakame) in water for just 10 minutes, it expands several times its size. Even a small amount expands a lot, so a handful is enough to start with.