Soak some dried seaweed in water till it's tender. Drain and mix with sliced cucumbers and carrots for crunch. Prepare a ...

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.

If you’re not accustomed to eating seaweed, you may want to start with small amounts of dried seaweed and increase it as you get used to the flavor or find ways you like it. Even a single ...

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.