Sea Vegetable
Winged Kelp
S tier
Winged kelp is the English name for Alaria: a midrib with "wings," milder than some kelps, used like a North Atlantic wakame. Soak and slice. A miso soup stand-in. True Japanese wakame is Undaria, another plant.
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Characteristics
Preparations
BrothSoak Slice
Traits
AtlanticLocal WakameMidrib WingsMildMilder KelpNamedNot UndariaPot
History
IE
Atlantic communities ate winged kelp as a pot seaweed.
Winged kelp was sold as a local wakame alternative.
Forage and farmed winged kelp entered restaurant broths.