Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Edible seaweed, or sea vegetables, are seaweeds that can be eaten and used for culinary purposes. [ 1] They typically contain high amounts of fiber. [ 2][ 3] They may belong to one of several groups of multicellular algae: the red algae, green algae, and brown algae. [ 2] Seaweeds are also harvested or cultivated for the extraction of ...
Nori. Nori ( Japanese: 海苔) is a dried edible seaweed used in Japanese cuisine, usually made from species of the red algae genus Pyropia, including P. yezoensis and P. tenera. [ 1] It has a strong and distinctive flavor, and is generally made into flat sheets and used to wrap rolls of sushi or onigiri (rice balls).
The following is a list of types of seafood. Seafood is any form of sea life regarded as food by humans. It prominently includes shellfish, and roe. Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. In most parts of the world, fish are generally not considered seafood even if they are from the sea.
Farmer Jean-Marie Pedron picks edible seaweed along a beach of Le Croisic in western France in March 2021, for a three-starred chef. ... different types of seaweed were once a staple food for ...
Other seaweed may be used as fertilizer, compost for landscaping, or to combat beach erosion through burial in beach dunes. [54] Seaweed is under consideration as a potential source of bioethanol. [55] [56] Seaweed is lifted out of the top of an algae scrubber/cultivator, to be discarded or used as food, fertilizer, or skin care.
Wakame (Undaria pinnatifida) is a species of kelp native to cold, temperate coasts of the northwest Pacific Ocean. As an edible seaweed, it has a subtly sweet, but distinctive and strong flavour and satiny texture. It is most often served in soups and salads. Wakame has long been collected for food in East Asia, [ 3] and sea farmers in Japan ...
Dried kombu. Dried kombu sold in a Japanese supermarket. Konbu (from Japanese: 昆布, romanized : konbu or kombu) is edible kelp mostly from the family Laminariaceae and is widely eaten in East Asia. [ 1] It may also be referred to as dasima ( Korean: 다시마) or haidai ( simplified Chinese: 海带; traditional Chinese: 海帶; pinyin ...
Seafood. Seafood includes any form of food taken from the sea. Annual seafood consumption per capita (2017) [ 1] Seafood is the culinary name for food that comes from any form of sea life, prominently including fish and shellfish. Shellfish include various species of molluscs (e.g., bivalve molluscs such as clams, oysters, and mussels ).