Dictyota

Dictyota acutiloba

seaweed

Brown seaweeds, raw, cooked in coconut milk, pickled or smoked, on Sulawesi, in Malaysia and Thailand; in Hawaii, grown and sold on markets.

Origin

Seas worldwide

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is rinsed several times to wash out sand and salt, then eaten raw in salads, or cooked for a few minutes in coconut milk.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

Some have a slightly bitter taste.