Egonori

Campylaephora hypnaeoides

seaweed

A red seaweed boiled until it melts, then set into a jelly served in thin strips, with soy sauce and ginger, at breakfast in Fukuoka.

Origin

Coasts of Japan (Fukuoka, Niigata)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is bought already set into jelly; it is cut into strips and eaten cold, as is.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharidesIn small amounts, not counted Iodine

Did you know?

In Niigata, the same jelly is called “egoneri” and served with mustard.