Sea Vegetable
Saccharina latissima
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Saccharina latissima is Atlantic sugar kelp: sweetish, wide frond, the species behind royal kombu-style Atlantic packs. This leaf is the plant. Atlantic sugar kelp and royal kombu-style are kitchen names. True Japanese kombu is Saccharina japonica.
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Characteristics
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Dashi StyleSoak
Traits
Atlantic SpeciesIdentityLatinNorth AtlanticNot JaponicaSweet KelpSweetish Frond
History
Atlantic Saccharina latissima was labelled as sugar kelp and royal kombu-style.
Species names distinguished it from Pacific kombu.