Crystallised Wakame Seaweed

Preparation info
  • Makes

    100 g

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Sepia: The Cuisine of Martin Benn

By Martin Benn

Published 2014

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Ingredients

  • 100 g ( oz) fresh wakame seaweed, packed in salt
  • 100 ml (

Method

Place the seaweed in a colander and rinse off all the salt under cold running water. Place the seaweed in a bowl and temper in water around 32°C (91°F). Once the seaweed is covered drain quickly and rinse under cold running water. Repeat the process, but with the water temperature at 34°C (93°F). Rinse. Continue this process four times until the wakame has increased in size.

Drain the w