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22 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I went to forage wakame (a highly nutritious edible sea weed) at the beach this morning. The part near the roots is a special delicacy only available/edible around this time of the year, called mekabu (メカブ) At home I rinsed the whole seaweed thoroughly and cut off the mekabu.
The mekabu is absolutely slippery, but you'd better cut the fleshy leafy parts off from the thicker stem. Put in boiling water for 20 seconds, remove and put in cold water to cool off. Nice green color just after boiling but before cooling.
Finally, chop it as finely as you can (still slippery), soak in something like soy sauce or vinegar or ponzu (I was lazy/hungry so I used ponzu), garnish with a little pickled plum purée and sesame seeds. Voila. Seasonal food for free. Takes less than 5 minutes.
It is always better to get your nutrients from actual food rather than supplements or pills, if possible. Much cheaper too. And anything you forage will taste better than anything you buy, for the sheer effort you put into it. healthline.com/nutrition/waka…

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