Suizenji nori

Aphanothece sacrum

seaweed

Gelatinous colonies of a freshwater cyanobacterium, dried into sheets, served in thin strips with sashimi or in soup.

Origin

Kyūshū (Japan)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The dried sheets are rehydrated for a few minutes in cold water, then cut into thin strips.

Molecules

Seaweed polysaccharides

Did you know?

It now grows only in a few spring-fed streams in Kyūshū, where it is farmed to save it.