Algae Wakame

Wakame seaweed is a brown edible algae, a traditional product in Asia. The Japanese especially love them. They dry the product, salt and use for salads, vegetables, miso soup. It tastes like ordinary cabbage or spinach. Algae have only 4 calories per 10 m. That's why they are so popular with those who closely monitor their weight. They are rich in folic acid, sodium, magnesium. Wakame is considered one of the natural record holders for calcium. Dried seaweed should be filled with water, scalded with boiling water and immersed in cold water.

What are useful

The composition includes not only a variety of minerals. Algae are rich in iodine and are an antioxidant. They remove toxins from the body and help reduce blood cholesterol. Another important component is riboflavin. It helps fats, proteins and carbohydrates to be better absorbed.

Specifics:

• contain omega-3 fatty acids and magnesium, which normalize the cardiovascular system;
• excellent product for weight loss;
• the main ingredient of miso soup;
• have a soft, pleasant sea flavor.

It is important to store the product in a tightly closed container. To dry wakame algae do not lose their pronounced green color, they must be immersed in cold water after immersion in boiling water. After soaking in water, they increase 4-5 times. Therefore, consider the dosage when added to soup.

Use in cooking

The drying process does not affect the taste and properties of the product. It should follow-salty taste, pleasantly crunchy. You can add it to vegetable stews, rice-based dishes, salads. Wakame goes well with cucumber, sesame oil, chili, ginger, cabbage, carrots. Popular dishes: brown rice with wakame, hiashi salad with cucumber.

You can buy the dried product in our online store. When buying large batches there is a wholesale price. We send orders all over Ukraine. If wakame is too exotic a product for you, add them to your diet gradually, in small portions.