Hi there,<\/p>\n
Do you like seaweed? I find it a very versatile ingredient to many dishes. Be it to make appetizer, cook in miso soup, make it as a salad, or for stir fry dishes. The recipes\u00a0are endless.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0in this post, I would like to introduce another kind of seaweed that can be found in Okinawa Japan, and you might want to try it out in Okinawa restaurants in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Umibudo seaweed which is also called Japanese Sea Grapes, or some may called “green caviar” is a kind of seaweed that can be found in deep Okinawa seawater, what is so special is the texture and the look of it. It has tiny bubbles of seaweed that form one piece of umibudo.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The texture might surprise you, the bubbles which looks like tiny sea grapes\u00a0will\u00a0breaks in your mouth and release a slightly savory taste, just like freshness air bubbles\u00a0from the sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ok, let me put it this way, you know how\u00a0people enjoy pressing those packaging bubbles, you just can’t resist once you started it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Umibudo\u00a0is not only healthy and is very delicious too. \u00a0They are so popular in Okinawa Japan that\u00a0it has already moved its way to other parts of Japan, and is gaining\u00a0quite a lot of fans along the way. Especially during summer time, you can find this in Japanese restaurant as a delicacies.<\/p>\n Umibudo is served uncooked, you just need to\u00a0lightly wash it to remove the sea water & leave in tap water to\u00a0soak for a couple of minutes, the bubbles will get all pulpy and firm\u00a0and\u00a0can be served with soya sauce & wasabi, salad dressing, placed on rice bowl, salad, tofu, sushi, sashimi & many more, very versatile indeed.<\/p>\n