Dried Atsuba Aosa Seaweed [乾燥 あつばアオサ] 10g
Atsuba-Aosa is a thicker, more robust aosa than the common hitoegusa variety, with a faint sansai-like bitterness. Grown in clean seawater and dried fresh, it retains its deep, vegetal green aroma and releases a rich fragrance and umami when added to warm dishes, even though it is not highly heat-resistant.
It shines with full-bodied dashi rather than light broths, so reach for it as a topping for rich ramen, miso soup, or udon. The vegetal bitterness also balances butter, cream, and cheese, and it works beautifully scattered over fried foods like tenkasu udon.
From Sea Vegetable Company in Kochi Prefecture, home to the world's first land-based seaweed cultivation.
Atsuba-Aosa is a thicker, more robust aosa than the common hitoegusa variety, with a faint sansai-like bitterness. Grown in clean seawater and dried fresh, it retains its deep, vegetal green aroma and releases a rich fragrance and umami when added to warm dishes, even though it is not highly heat-resistant.
It shines with full-bodied dashi rather than light broths, so reach for it as a topping for rich ramen, miso soup, or udon. The vegetal bitterness also balances butter, cream, and cheese, and it works beautifully scattered over fried foods like tenkasu udon.
From Sea Vegetable Company in Kochi Prefecture, home to the world's first land-based seaweed cultivation.