Would You Eat This Dried Seaweed?

February 3, 2009

On a recent trip to Berkeley, I discovered my new favorite destination: the Berkeley Bowl Marketplace. At this independent supermarket, I tasted previously unheard-of fruits and chose between 10 different varieties of carrots. There was also an abundant selection of dried seaweed on display. While I love nori — the dried seaweed that's used in sushi — I wasn't so sure about consuming these dried versions.

14 Comments

3 years 23 weeks

a class mate of mine had some of this i tried it but that's about all i can say TRIED IT

marie-lee 4 years 14 weeks

I'd give it a try. I like wakame in miso soup and nori in my sushi so it couldn't be that bad.

Emmakatie 4 years 14 weeks

I ate a tub while I was living in Thailand. Absolutely delicious!

aimeeb 4 years 14 weeks

Eh maybe.

emalove 4 years 15 weeks

I'd try it.

j0j0y 4 years 15 weeks

That looks almost like the type of seaweed that goes into seaweed soup! It's what Koreans eat on their birthday for good luck :D It's delicious too... my mom always makes it with beef.

soapbox 4 years 15 weeks

I love nori, but something tells me that this tastes nothing like nori. I dunno, those paper labels don't look too promising...

ilanac13 4 years 15 weeks

i know that there's a lot of value with foods like this but i'm one of those people who eats with their eyes most of the time...so if it's not attractive then i won't eat it

suziryder 4 years 15 weeks

My boss brought in dried seaweed and offered me some.. I tried a little because I didn't want to look like a ninny. The salty weird fishy taste was awful, it almost made me throw up. And I tasted it for the rest of the day. Ugh. I'm of the "try anything once" mentality, and dried seaweed is definitely a one-time-only for me.

HoneyBrown1976 4 years 15 weeks

I eat sushi and seaweed salad; so, why not try it once?

mochick 4 years 15 weeks

my brother uses dried seaweed sprinkled in his soups, which i always thought was tasty. he uses it for a bunch of other things, too, but since he lives in japan now, and hasn't cooked for me in a while, i can't remember everything he put it in. i just know he ALWAYS had a bag around the house.

Smacks83 4 years 15 weeks

I wouldn't mind, but aside from sushi and seaweed salad I wouldn't know how to eat them. Any suggestions (I mean I put I'd try anything once, so for me its just a matter how finding out what to use them in).