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

Some of the most commonly used seaweeds in supplements are kelp, nori, and wakame. Each type of seaweed has its unique benefits, so it’s important to choose one that aligns with your health goals.

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.

Seaweed farmers in the wildfire-stricken city of Ofunato in northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture have begun harvesting cultivated wakame for the first time this season. Offloading of the local ...