Title: What Is Wakame and How Is It Used?
Headings: What Is Wakame?
What Is Wakame?
Fast Facts
What Is Wakame?
Wakame vs. Nori
Wakame Uses
How to Cook With Wakame
What Does It Taste Like?
Wakame Recipes
Where to Buy Wakame
Storage
Nutrition and Benefits

Content: Wakame vs. Nori
Wakame is different from nori, which is the type of dried seaweed used in making sushi. Nori comes in flat, dried sheets, whereas dried wakame usually comes in the form of strips that are somewhat shriveled up, a little bit like raisins from the sea. Dried wakame needs to be soaked before using it, whereas nori is usually toasted before the assemblage of sushi rolls, or onigiri . Wakame Uses
Wakame needs to be reconstituted before using it. Simply place the seaweed in a bowl and cover it with warm water for a few minutes. It might expand a bit, so you might not need to use a lot of it. Once hydrated and drained, it's added to salads and soups, or chopped, seasoned, and served as a salad. Famous miso soup is often garnished with diced tofu, minced scallions, and small pieces of green seaweed. That seaweed is wakame. How to Cook With Wakame
After rehydrating, it's simply a matter of soaking it in iced water for 5 to 6 minutes, then draining it, and squeezing out the excess water.