Dried wakame seaweed is made from fresh and salt preserved seaweed.
Hydrate it in water for 10 minutes, it is ready to use. It expands quite bit, so you might not have to use a lot.
Wakame has mild flavor and soft texture. It is commonly used in Miso Soup and Sunomono.
Wakame Seaweed is a fundemental ingredient of Japanese Cuisine.
It is used across many applications, such as salads, added to dashis and soup bases, or as a stand alone ingredient.
It has been harvested by sea-farmers for 1300 years. Wakame grows best in cold, well oxygenated waters that are abundant with reefs or rocky sub-terrain.
Steam sterilization or irradiation can be added for microbiological reduction.
This ingredient category is available as all natural, as well as Non-GMO verified.
Dried wakame seaweed is Kosher, Halal certified.