I need help with seaweed or chinese

[cindy_cfids]

I bought a case of dried seaweed (great price, no clue what I've got). I don't know anything about seaweed other than it's good for ya. Package is marked HO TAI NAU CANH - dried seaweed 2oz & Chinese characters.

I reconstituted one of the packages and it made a huge bowl of seaweed. Reminded me of salty spinach, kind of slimy, stringy & salty not a lot of taste. I don't really know best way to utilize it. Any help or direction would be appreciated.

[cindy_cfids]

found a pic of product & underneath posted "Rông Biển Nấu Canh, Seaweed for Making Soup - Similar to but the same as Japanese nori (texture is a little different)" - Although this is packed in China, I'm guessing the non-english words are Vietnamese & that Canh is Soup & Rong Bien is seaweed but I am guessing Ho Tai is a place.

[cindy_cfids]

I had tried several recipes I had found for seaweed soup with the seaweed I have and was really disappointed. I found one yesterday that said to “Grill” the seaweed sheets on the stove until fragrant and crackles. I assumed this meant to toast the seaweed over the stove flame (like a marshmallow lol) I tried it and then cut it into pieces with scissors into a pot and it was delicious! I had chicken broth, cabbage, cayenne & bean sprouts with the pieces and it took on the flavor of soy sauce and the seaweed was no longer slimy. I didn't soak it as I had in other recipes, just straight into the broth.

[CarrieTheBeijinger]

Originally Posted by cindy_cfids

I bought a case of dried seaweed (great price, no clue what I've got). I don't know anything about seaweed other than it's good for ya. Package is marked HO TAI NAU CANH - dried seaweed 2oz & Chinese characters.

I reconstituted one of the packages and it made a huge bowl of seaweed. Reminded me of salty spinach, kind of slimy, stringy & salty not a lot of taste. I don't really know best way to utilize it. Any help or direction would be appreciated.

Is it the product you get? Ho Tai Nau Canh Dried Seaweed - Asian - reviews, ingredients and nutrition from Zeer.com

In China, we prefer to make the seaweed soup the simplest way. Here goes 2 simple recipes fyi.

Seaweed & egg soup

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Ingredients:

1 ounce of dried seaweed (for 4 servings)
6 cups of water or any kind of broth you prefer
Chopped chives
1~2 eggs, beaten
Pinch of salt, to taste
2 teaspoons of sesame oil (optional)

Directions:

Soak seaweed in water for 10 mins or until soft. Drain and rinse well.

Put the water/broth and seaweed into a pot and bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes to allow all the flavours to come together.

Pour in the beaten eggs and turn off the stove.

Season with salt and sesame oil, sprinkle the chopped chives and serve while hot.


Seaweed & dried small shrimp soup

The dried small shrimp is available in most Chinese food markets. This soup is better enjoyed with Won Ton for a treat.

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Ingredients:

10g dried seaweed (for 1 serving)
200g water or any kind of broth you prefer
Chopped coriander & ginger
1~2 eggs, beaten
1~2 teaspoons of soy sauce (optional) or pinch of salt
2 teaspoons of sesame oil (optional)

Directions:

Soak seaweed in water for 10 mins or until soft. Drain and rinse well.

Put the water/broth and seaweed into a pot and bring to a boil, then simmer for five minutes to allow all the flavours to come together.

Pour in the beaten eggs and turn off the stove. Season with salt/soy sauce and sesame oil, sprinkle chopped coriander & ginger and serve while hot.


Hope you enjoy the recipes!

[cindy_cfids]

Yes! that's it. Thank you so much for the recipes Carrie! So you don't toast it first? You got to try that, it is awesome, tastes like soy sauce and the changes the whole texture of the seaweed. I tried a recipe with the soaking first and wasn't happy, maybe it's an acquired taste or maybe it needs the eggs. I love, love, love the toasted version and have been eating it every night, just a little chicken broth, cabbage, mushrooms & bean sprouts with about an eighth of a seaweed pattie.

[CarrieTheBeijinger]

Never tried the toast version before. How do you make it?

I love chicken broth with vegetables and eat every night, too! I recommend a another kind of seagrass called wakame if you haven't tried it yet. It tastes better than seaweed making soup. A little bit of Miso (みそ or 味噌, a traditional Japanese seasoning) will make it more delicious.

Btw, do you make sprouts at home?

[cindy_cfids]

Originally Posted by CarrieTheBeijinger

Never tried the toast version before. How do you make it?

I love chicken broth with vegetables and eat every night, too! I recommend a another kind of seagrass called wakame if you haven't tried it yet. It tastes better than seaweed making soup. A little bit of Miso (みそ or 味噌, a traditional Japanese seasoning) will make it more delicious.

Btw, do you make sprouts at home?

I just ordered some wakame. I didn't know if what I had was wakame and I have 100 packages of this seaweed (that I had no clue what to do with). Does this stuff have a name I would be familiar with like wakame, kombu, etc? I have miso-nori sprinkle, will that work for the miso? I would love love love a seaweed salad, but this stuff hasn't really worked like I hoped. I ate it but was hoping for something more like lettuce than spinach (in texture).

The Vietnamese recipe (that I love) said to “Grill” the seaweed sheets on the stove until fragrant and crackles. I assumed this meant to toast the seaweed over the stove flame (like a marshmallow lol) I tried it and then cut it into pieces with scissors into a pot and it was delicious! I had chicken broth, cabbage, cayenne & bean sprouts with the pieces and it took on the flavor of soy sauce and the seaweed was no longer slimy. I didn't soak it as I had in other recipes, just straight into the broth and yum!! I am really craving it now!

I have made sprouts in the past and should start it up again since I have such a need for them but have been using canned sprouts this past week in my soup. I haven't had too much of a desire for meat this past week (very unusual for me). I ate a small can of mackerel one night (mainly I was too busy to do more than open can) and ate soup much later. I have been using whey protein daily in the morning though.

Thank you for all your help!!!