I discovered seaweed by accident at a local Japanese market five years ago. What started as a curious purchase turned into a ...

This sunomono salad features salted cucumbers, wakame seaweed, cherry tomatoes, and briny shrimp tossed in a mirin and rice ...

A type of kelp, wakame is a source of potassium and magnesium as well as iodine (key for thyroid health). On the sustainability front, “kelp forests restore aquaculture and help preserve marine ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN The health benefits of seaweed may include improved thyroid function, blood sugar control, heart health, weight management, and more. There are also ...

Unless gathered absolutely fresh, seaweed tends to be sold dried. It is available fresh from May to June. Carrageen, or Irish moss, is used as a vegetarian gelling agent in some processed foods.

Taipei, Taiwan-based food manufacturer Land Young has maintained a longstanding presence in the U.S. market but is now ...

The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded by the sea, seaweed has been part of the diet since ancient times.

An impressive yet simple-to-make lunch or first course, seaweed bread bruschetta is topped with laverbread, cockles and crispy bacon and served with a crab and charred chicory salad. For the ...

Seaweed farming is a rapidly expanding global industry. As a food resource, it has high nutritional value and doesn't need fertilizers to grow. Seaweed provides valuable habitats for marine life ...