Luche (Chilean nori)

Pyropia columbina

seaweed

A red-purple seaweed gathered on the rocks, pressed into black cakes that are sautéed with onions or mixed with rice and legumes.

Origin

Coasts of Chile

Season (United States)

September to March

Preparation

The cake is broken into pieces, rinsed and fried with onions, or simmered in a stew or soup; it is eaten cooked.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

It is a cousin of nori; the Mapuche ate it long before the Spanish arrived.