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.

Another popular form of edible seaweed is kombu. A type of kelp which is farmed in Japan, Korea, and China, kombu is typically used to flavor soups and other dishes. Also sold dried in thick ...

SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports of dried seaweed products have already reached a new annual high this year, driven by growing global demand for healthier foodstuffs, data showed ...

Evoware co-founder David Christian said the idea of seaweed-based edible packaging was spurred by his desire to fight an explosion in plastic waste over the last few years in his home city of ...

The membrane is made from seaweed farmed in northern France. It's dried and ground down into powder ... The company shot to fame five years ago with edible water pods that you swallow after ...

While research suggests that the level of toxic chemicals in edible seaweed is generally low, a build-up of such harmful substances over time may cause health issues. Seaweed is a healthy food.

The poem also calls seaweed “precious since the age of the gods.” On the other side of the world, the Aztec peoples, who lived in what is now Central Mexico, harvested blue-green algae from the ...