Unless gathered absolutely fresh, seaweed tends to be sold dried. It is available fresh from May to June. Carrageen, or Irish moss, is used as a vegetarian gelling agent in some processed foods.

When the conversation turns toward seaweed snacks, which I'm sure it often does, most people think of it as the stuff that ...

It gets its unmistakeable flavour from dried seaweed and flakes of dried fermented tuna. Equipment and preparation: you will need a sheet of clean muslin or a jay cloth. Preheat the oven to 190C ...

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.