Sea Lettuce

Sea Vegetable

Sea Lettuce

Sea lettuce is bright green Ulva seaweed with thin, ruffled sheets that taste clean, briny, and slightly grassy. Used fresh in salads, dried as flakes, or lightly toasted as a seasoning. Harvest from clean waters only; Ulva can accumulate contaminants in polluted areas. Young bright fronds are preferred.

Also known as: Aosa / Anori, Parae, Sea Lettuce, Laitue de mer

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Breeds, cuts & preparations

Variety

AosaGreen LaverSea Lettuce SheetUlva lactucaUlva pertusaUlva rigida

Source

AquacultureOutdoor FarmedWild

Provenance

Fair TradeHand HarvestedOrganicSeasonalSingle OriginSustainableWild Harvested

Preparation

BoiledDriedFlakeFreshFrozenPickledPowderRoastedSalad CutSheetSoakedSteamedStripToastedWhole

CommonCharacteristic

BrightBrinyDelicateFreshGrassyMarineMildMineral

History

Coastal peoples worldwide foraged Ulva as a fresh green sea vegetable.

JP

Japanese and Korean coasts used aosa/garland sea lettuces in soups and seasonings.

Scientific naming and coastal forage guides documented sea lettuce as everyday wild food.

Chefs and foragers revived sea lettuce in Nordic and Atlantic fine-dining menus.

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