Brachytrichia

Brachytrichia quoyi

seaweed

A small blue-green alga eaten as a vegetable in China and Taiwan, fried with fish and pork, or candied in sugar.

Origin

Warm seas worldwide

Where to find it

On rocks in the upper shore, in Taiwan and on the coasts of southern China.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is washed several times to remove the sand, then cooked for a few minutes; it is eaten cooked.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

Nobody cultivates it: it is gathered.