Konichiwa!!

I'm back today with some more on food!! Today is about................. SEAWEED!!!

As a lot of people know, Japanese people eat of lot of seafood. This includes seaweed. Seaweed is a type of grass that grows in the ocean. Since it grows in the sea it is naturally very salty and can be used for a salt substitue or flavoring.

In the picture above the dish is salted with seaweed. The Japanese term for this food topping is "Bonito Flakes"

Some of the food you may see with seaweed in it include; Sushi, Miso Soup, wraps, bento lunch boxes,  ramen, rice balls, etc. 

Recently seaweed has been discovered to a healthier choice of flavoring. It has almost no calories plain and is already salted and flavored so very little additives are included when processing it. It is most commonly treated by cleaning it and then drying it. You can buy sheets od sushi at any asian market or health food store.

That's it for today!! I'll see you all tomorrow evening for our next topic. 

Word(s) of the day; Seaweed - "Nori"

                    

                                Rice Ball - "Onigiri"

Ja!! Matane!!