"Korean people eat Miyeok-guk on their birthdays because it is an age-old tradition to eat Miyeok-guk after women give birth... Now, I make Miyeok-guk for my children on their birthdays, a tradition I’m passing down because it connects my children to their Korean culture and to the ancestral ties alive in this simple and delicious soup. This soup provides an intrinsic connection—like an umbilical cord—to mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers who used and tasted the same ingredients throu

Author: Pastor Kathryn
December 31, 2022

"Korean people eat Miyeok-guk on their birthdays because it is an age-old tradition to eat Miyeok-guk after women give birth... Now, I make Miyeok-guk for my children on their birthdays, a tradition I’m passing down because it connects my children to their Korean culture and to the ancestral ties alive in this simple and delicious soup. This soup provides an intrinsic connection—like an umbilical cord—to mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers who used and tasted the same ingredients throughout their lifetimes."
— Dr. Christine J. Hong, reflecting on Miyeok-guk | @sanctifiedart

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