Lumot (green seaweed)

Chaetomorpha aerea, C. antennina

seaweed

Filamentous green seaweeds, raw in salad in Malaysia and the Philippines; one makes a jelly-like sweet.

Origin

Seas and brackish waters worldwide

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

It is washed several times in fresh water to remove sand and salt, then eaten raw or blanched for a few seconds.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides · Iodine

Did you know?

In ponds, these algae also form the mats that farmed milkfish feed on.