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 ...

Nori is a dried edible seaweed used in Japanese cuisine, made from species of the red algae genus Pyropia including P. yezoensis and P. tenera. It has a strong and distinctive flavor, and is often ...

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.