Title: Japanese Seaweed: A Guide to Japan's Diverse Sea Vegetables | Let's experience Japan
Headings: Japanese Seaweed: A Guide to Japan's Diverse Sea Vegetables
Japanese Seaweed: A Guide to Japan's Diverse Sea Vegetables
Japanese Seaweed: A Guide to Japan’s Diverse Sea Vegetables
What is Nori?
What is Kombu?
What is Wakame?
What is Mekabu?
What is Hijiki?
What is Kanten (Agar Agar)?
How to Buy Japanese Seaweed

Content: Wakame is typically sold in big bags of leafy dried seaweed that appear black when dried, but become green again when reconstituted with water. Mekabu may be difficult to buy outside of Japan, but can sometimes be found in health food stores and online retailers, most often in dried form, and can be either sold whole or shredded. Nori can be found almost anywhere—look for whole sheets for making sushi rolls, individually packaged strips for snacking, and shredded or powdered nori for decorating dishes. Hijiki is typically sold dried and packaged in bags, and has an appearance like black tea. Kanten is sold in stick, powder, and flake form, and all forms are equally as effective for producing jellied dishes. If you’re interested in Japanese food or want to eat more healthily, then you should definitely try the wide variety of seaweeds available in Japanese cuisine. It’s easy to start with something familiar like nori, which you may have already eaten in sushi rolls, and then move on to wakame in miso soup, before trying the slimy-textured mekabu or unique-looking hijiki. Once you get a taste for Japanese seaweed, you won’t be able to stop. Itadakimasu! Japan's Largest Gourmet & Restaurant Guide
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