Sea Vegetable
Aosa
A tier
Aosa is the Japanese culinary name for green laver/sea lettuce flakes and sheets—bright, oceanic, sprinkled on rice and okonomiyaki or used in soups. Often dried and crushed. Rice sprinkle; okonomiyaki; salads. Japanese pantry green. Keep dry for colour.
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Characteristics
Preparations
OkonomiyakiRiceSoup
Traits
BrightFlakeFlakyJapaneseJapanese Green LaverOceanicRice Top
History
JP
Aosa entered Japanese everyday seasoning and side use.
JP
Dried aosa flakes became standard okonomiyaki toppings.