Eden Foods Seaweed Arame

EDEN Arame Sea Vegetable is a mineral rich, brown algae cultivated off the shores of Ise (ee-say), Japan where it thrives in cool waters of the arctic Japan current. The sea there is surrounded by National forests and mountains and is known as the ‘Ocean by Mountains’ area. Rivers nourish the bay creating a mineral rich environment. This area leads all of Japan in ecology movements. Development is forbidden to ensure future generations the legacy of this famous edible seaweed resource. Only the most tender fronds of arame are selected and hand harvested in the summer. The fronds are washed and sun dried. After drying, the fronds are then steamed for five hours to soften it and enhance its color, then finely shredded to make it easy to use and quick to prepare before naturally air drying.EDEN Arame (Eisenia bicyclis) is a wavy sea vegetable, with two thin, oval fronds. Each year fronds are shed and new ones develop creating a branched and feathery plant. Although, when dried and cooked arame resembles hiziki in color and appearance, it is softer, more delicate and much milder in flavor. Arame is the sweetest of all the sea vegetables with a pleasing texture and appearance. These qualities make it the most appealing to those just beginning to familiarize their palate with sea vegetables.Traditionally arame was, as were all sea vegetables, valued for its natural mineral content and its ability to enrich and cleanse the blood. Arame has been a traditional part of the Japanese diet since ancient times. EDEN Arame is low in sodium, low carb and fat free. It is rich in dietary fiber, and a good source of vitamin A, magnesium and calcium. It is also a source of potassium, iron, vitamin B2, mannitol (non caloric sugar alcohol), zinc and many trace minerals. For hundreds of years arame has been traditionally used to help stabilize blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and to strengthen the reproductive system.EDEN Arame may be cooked with whole grains, in soups, stir fries, vegetable dishes, homemade breads, stuffing, salads, croquettes, and in making grain, tofu and tempeh burgers. Arame doubles in size when cooked. To use, rinse quickly, soak for 5 minutes in cold water, chop if desired, and add to your recipe. EDEN Arame makes an excellent side dish when cooked with sautéed sweet vegetables, seasoned with EDEN Ume Plum Vinegar or Brown Rice Vinegar and EDEN Shoyu Soy Sauce.

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Eden Foods Seaweed Kombu

Kombu, also known as kelp, is a sea vegetables of the ‘Laminaria’ family of which there are more than ten species. EDEN Kombu (Laminaria japonica) is a dark greenish brown sea vegetable with thick, wide leafy fronds that grow in the waters off the southeastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern most island. This type of kombu, known as ‘Ma-konbu’, is highly prized. not only for its abundance of essential minerals, vitamins, and trace elements but also for its natural glutamic salts that make It makes an excellent flavoring agent. Kombu contains the amino acid glutamine, a naturally sweet, superior flavor enhancer. EDEN Kombu Sea Vegetable grows wild in the clean, cold northern waters where the choicest grades of kombu grow bathed in steady Arctic currents. Eden selects only the tender central part of the plant that has the best flavor and texture. The fronds are hand harvested using long poles with knives attached to cut the kombu free from the ocean bottom. As the kombu floats to the surface it is gathered into boats and taken ashore. The fronds are washed, folded and naturally sun dried on the white sand beaches before cutting and packaging.Lesser grades of commercial kombu are cultivated artificially or simply gathered from the beach after washing ashore. Many are sprayed with chemically produced and toxic monosodium glutamate (MSG) to make the kombu more tender. EDEN Kombu grows wild and is gathered by hand from the sea while the plant is still living.EDEN Kombu Sea Vegetable is most frequently used to make the delicious Japanese noodle broth, dashi, seasoned with shoyu soy sauce. It can be used, however, to make a variety of soup stocks. Simply place a strip in a pot of water and bring to a boil. Remove the kombu after 4 to 5 minutes and discard or chop and use in other dishes. Vegetables, herbs, spices or fish can be added to the stock after removing the kombu. Kombu can also be soaked, chopped and simmered with carrots, onions, squash, daikon or other sweet vegetables. A small piece of kombu added to dried beans, helps to tenderize them as they cook.

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