Wakame Seaweed Japanese Style Dinner

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Japanese cuisine very quickly took root in Russia. Exotic, but he althy dishes have found their admirers and admirers. Due to the high demand, products such as wakame seaweed, pickled ginger, shrimp and various seasonings can be found in any supermarket. Today we will talk specifically about algae.

Where to buy the product?

Growing off the coast of China and Japan, dark green algae can be delivered raw to the tables of local residents for six months. This is how they retain all the useful properties, and the taste properties of the raw product are much higher. However, the Russian consumer should not worry about the quality of the product supplied to our stores. Modern technologies make it possible to transport wakame seaweed in vacuum packaging. But we advise you to buy dried seaweed. To do this, you need to visit an Indian spice store or a Japanese supermarket. Fortunately, we now have enough such establishments.

Wakame (dried seaweed): howcooking?

So, we bought a whole pack of a valuable product, and now the family is provided with an indispensable ingredient for a variety of oriental dishes for a long time. Dried algae tend to increase in volume very much, so we take very little of them. We will soak in cold water, 15 minutes will be enough. If we want to use algae in salads or serve as a side dish, then it is better to boil them a little. To do this, after soaking, we will drain the water, put the delicacy on a sieve, then place it in boiling water and cook for literally 2 minutes. After that, you can immediately throw it back on a sieve and cool it under a stream of cold running water. Wakame seaweed is also traditionally used in soups and stews. The taste of the product is somewhat reminiscent of spinach, despite its slippery structure, it crunches pleasantly.

Exotic product benefits

In the first place in the hit parade of the beneficial properties of these East Asian algae, you can put their high content of iodine. We all know how hard it is for the body to cope with the lack of iodine, and we prefer to fill the gap with the help of pills. However, the natural product is much better absorbed. Second is the low calorie content. You can recommend a useful product as an ingredient for various dietary dishes. Also note that it contains a rare substance called fucoxanthin, which can burn fat.

Further, we note that wakame seaweed has practically nocontraindications. No known disease is able to impose a ban on their use. The only thing that can prevent the consumption of wakame is only an individual intolerance of the body. Well, in conclusion, we state that algae contain a large amount of potassium and fiber, and can also prevent the development of atherosclerosis of blood vessels, are a natural anti-cancer agent, increase immunity, and help the heart muscle work well.

Wakame seaweed: recipes. Cucumber salad

If you have not tried this oriental delicacy before, we recommend that you start tasting it in combination with a traditional cucumber and thinking about the incredible benefits. As ingredients for the salad you will need:

• 10g dried seaweed.
• Cucumber - 1 piece
• Rice vinegar - 4 tbsp. spoons.
• Soy sauce - 1 tbsp. spoon.
• S alt.
• Powdered sugar.
• Pinned ginger for decoration.

When buying a pack of dried seaweed in a Japanese supermarket, do not forget about traditional seasonings, in particular rice vinegar. Well, pickled ginger and soy sauce are sold everywhere. While the wakame seaweed is soaking, let's take care of the cucumber. Armed with a vegetable peeler, remove a few strips from the cucumber so that it becomes striped. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise as well. Seeds and pulp will not work for our dish, so we scrape out the insides with a spoon. Cut the remaining hard and striped part of the cucumber into thin slices.slices across. Next, sprinkle the chopped cucumber with a teaspoon of s alt and leave to s alt for 15 minutes.

When the algae get wet, we will boil them in boiling water for 2 minutes, and then rinse in cold water. Add cucumbers to the algae on a sieve and squeeze everything thoroughly from excess s alt and moisture. Pour rice vinegar and soy sauce into a bowl, combine everything with powdered sugar and stir until it is completely dissolved. It remains only to add seaweed with cucumber to the dressing and mix everything. Decorate the dish laid out on plates with chopped ginger. If the salad seemed dietary, you can later add boiled shrimp to the dish.