Sea rice (eelgrass)

Zostera marina

grain

Small seeds of a marine flowering plant, harvested in underwater meadows and cooked like brown rice.

Origin

Bay of Cádiz (Spain)

Where to find it

In the wild, eelgrass forms seagrass meadows that are protected almost everywhere and not harvested; its seeds can only be tasted in a few Andalusian restaurants.

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The seeds are rinsed and cooked for about thirty minutes in twice their volume of water.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Magnesium · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Chef Ángel León had it harvested, then cultivated for the first time, in the salt marshes of Cádiz.