1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogPureVeganhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/PureVegan/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="OQcmDL3CJm"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/for-love-of-sea-vegetables/">For Love Of Sea Vegetables</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/for-love-of-sea-vegetables/embed/#?secret=OQcmDL3CJm" width="600" height="338" title="“For Love Of Sea Vegetables” — HappyCow" data-secret="OQcmDL3CJm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/seaweed1.jpg599218When you think of sea vegetables what comes to mind?  Is it the stuff that makes sushi a nice and neat little package on your appetizer plate or maybe the seaweed sold as snacks for $1.00 a pop?  How about the slimy-looking stuff that washes up on the beach along with broken sea shells and the occasional jellyfish or (God-forbid) fish hooks? Unlike the Japanese and other Asian countries that have enjoyed a variety of sea vegetables for centuries, Westerners are yet to fully appreciate the nutritional and taste potential of what the sea has to offer beyond fish. Despite what we call them, sea vegetables are neither plant nor animals but classified in a group known as algae.  From there they are further classified into categories by color (brown, green or red).  Like soil-based plants, they still require sunlight but as long as the sun’s rays can penetrate the sea’s waters, algae can be found growing several feet below the water’s surface.  They commonly grow on coral reefs or in rocky landscapes and can be found in marine salt water as well as fresh water lakes and seas.  The names we typically hear (not surprisingly Japanese) are nori, hijiki, […]