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✨ New! A Simple Guide to Japanese Seaweed

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Hi there Reader --

Today I’m sharing a simple, friendly guide to Japanese seaweed.

If you want to add seaweed to your everyday meals but aren’t sure how to use it, this guide is a good place to start.

In the guide, I introduce three common seaweeds used in Japanese cooking — nori, wakame, and kombu — with simple ideas for how to use each one at home.

👉 Start here:​
​Read the Japanese Seaweed Guide →​

I also made a short video, so you can see the seaweeds more clearly and get a better feel for how each one is used.

👉 Watch the seaweed video here:​
​Watch the Japanese seaweed video →​

I also made individual guides for each seaweed:

I hope these guides make Japanese seaweed feel more approachable and fun to use in your kitchen ☺️

⭐️ From Reader's Kitchen!

This week, a reader kindly shared a photo of the dishes from Chef JA Cooks.

Tamago don, miso soup, and spinach with sesame seeds. Thank you, Stephen!

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Thanks for reading. Matane またね！

Juri Austin

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Chef JA Cooks

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At Chef JA Cooks, you’ll discover easy and healthy Japanese recipes, mostly vegetarian, that are simple to recreate at home. The dishes emphasize minimal ingredients and straightforward techniques.

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