How do they get the wakame into the little, thin, transparent strips at sushi places?
I LOVE seaweed salad and am trying to eat it more for the nutritional benefits (with some shredded carrots for nutritional diversity). I'm trying to save money instead getting it carry out from the Asian grocery store every couple of days, but when the leaves are still this big, it runs right through me 🙁
by FirstTimeWang
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which thin transparent strips? Are you thinking of those radioactive green wakame salads?
Those aren’t made from wakame. It’s kombu stems and agar strips and food coloring.
Try Hijiki seaweed maybe? There’s lots of kinds of seaweed for different dishes, I have had something like this – https://www.google.com/search?q=hijiki+salad&oq=hijiki&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgEEAAYgAQyDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyBggCEEUYOTIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQLhiABDIHCAYQABiABDIGCAcQRRhBMgcICBAAGIAEMgcICRAAGIAEMgcIChAAGIAEMgcICxAAGIAEMgcIDBAAGIAEMgcIDRAAGIAEMgcIDhAAGIAE0gEIMzA4MmowajeoAhSwAgHxBbcezbBZEZnF&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Which kind of looks like the dish you were going for cuz if the carrots I thought. Good luck tho!
Not using the right type of seaweed
Costco sells it for much better price than the local Asian grocers
The translucent ‘seaweed’ salad that many Americans eat at restaurants are just colored agar with salt and sugar.
You can buy different types and color of dried/dehydrated sea moss on Amazon. Or Etsy. If you type seaweed it will give you a completely different search result. Just soak it in water and rinse. Add your choice of seasoning and it’s ready to eat.
Same here, mine always ends up a bit chunky. I think sushi places use pre-sliced wakame or some kind of special cutter. But shredded carrots are a solid move for sure!
Youre looking for Hijiki type seaweed. Especially tasty if you can add peeled edamame (mukimame), and inari tofu
LOL that seaweed salad you are familiar with is not healthy. At. All. It’s starch with tons of sugar and food coloring.