Sea vegetables are nutrient-packed and high in protein. Here, learn about the health benefits and risks of seaweed and other ...

Unless gathered absolutely fresh, seaweed tends to be sold dried. It is available fresh from May to June. Carrageen, or Irish moss, is used as a vegetarian gelling agent in some processed foods.

An impressive yet simple-to-make lunch or first course, seaweed bread bruschetta is topped with laverbread, cockles and crispy bacon and served with a crab and charred chicory salad. For the ...

The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded by the sea, seaweed has been part of the diet since ancient times.