Kitchen9 min read
Sea Lettuce (Ulva): Recipes for the Most Underrated Seaweed
Sea lettuce (Ulva) is the most underrated edible seaweed. How to buy, wash and cook it — salads, soups, aonori seasoning and a seaweed sourdough.
Sofia Andersson ·
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Kitchen8 min read
Wakame and Cucumber Sunomono: The Five-Minute Vinegared Salad
Master sunomono, Japan's vinegared seaweed salad: the awase-zu dressing formula, properly salted cucumber, silky wakame and five smart variations.
Sofia Andersson ·
Kitchen6 min read
Wakame Salad: Restaurant Technique at Home
Make wakame seaweed salad the proper way: rehydrate, blanch to jade green, dress with sesame and rice vinegar. Recipe, technique and sourcing.
Sofia Andersson ·
Kitchen10 min read
Kaiso Salad at Home: Building a Mixed Seaweed Salad Worthy of a Tokyo Deli
How to combine wakame, agar strands and other dried seaweeds into a balanced kaiso salad — soaking ratios, the shoyu-sesame dressing, and texture rules.
Sofia Andersson ·
Kitchen9 min read
Sesame Kelp Noodle Salad: A Cold Noodle Bowl with Real Crunch
A cold sesame-dressed kelp noodle salad with cucumber, carrot and herbs — how to fix kelp noodle crunch, balance the dressing, and make it ahead.
Sofia Andersson ·
Kitchen7 min read
Sea Grapes (Umibudo): The Popping Tropical Seaweed and How to Eat It
Sea grapes (umibudo) are Okinawa's popping 'green caviar' — how to buy them fresh, why the fridge ruins them, and simple ways to serve them at home.
Sofia Andersson ·