On Food and Cooking

Sea
grapes

Caulerpa

racemosa

Peppery;    eaten   fresh   or

sugarcoated (Indonesia)

Awonori

Enteromorpha,

Monostrema

species

Powdered

condiment

(Japan)

Red Algae

Nori,
laver

Porphyra

species

Oatmeal mush    (Ireland);

sushi   wrappers    or  fried

sheets  (Japan)

Agar,
tengusa

Gracilaria

species

Branching   stems;  raw,

salted, pickled,    gelling

agent   for molded  sweets

(agar-agar, Japanese

kanten)

Irish moss,
carrageen

Chondrus

crispus

Thickening  agent   for

desserts    (carrageenan)

Dulse,
sea
parsley

Palmaria

palmata

With    potatoes,   milk,

soup,   breads  (Ireland)

Brown Algae