Hypnea

Hypnea spp.

seaweed

Red seaweeds in salad, mixed with rice in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, or dried into noodle-like sheets, or as jelly; sold fresh or dried.

Origin

Tropical seas worldwide

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is rinsed several times to wash out sand and salt, then eaten raw in a dressed salad, or mixed into rice; dried, it is rehydrated first.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

They contain gibberellin, a plant growth hormone.