We had our usual twice a month marketing early this morning at the Cainta Public Market. While we were buying fish, I saw this fresh seaweed which we locally know as lato. It was selling at P200.00 a kilo. I bought just one-fourth and later made it into a fresh seaweed salad. Paired with the left-over fried chicken we had last night, it was so yummy. One-fourth kilo is good enough for a plateful. All you need to do is add fresh white onion, fresh ginger, two pieces of tomatoes and a little salt. Presto, you have a yummy dish.
Since I forgot to take a photo, I googled it online and found this.
Lato is also called sea grapes because of its shape. It contains a high amount of minerals, balanced amino acid and is also rich in iodine. And you won’t need to cook it.
If you are resourceful enough, there is always something you can find that you haven’t tasted for a while and this is one of them.
Here too there are many wild plants, the leaves of which can be used for cooking. We just have to know about them. Thank you for sharing.
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You’re welcome Mukhamani. Thanks too for commenting and visiting my blog.
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I love reading about food, even when I know I won’t experience it. I can’t think of anywhere in the mountains of North Carolina where I could buy seaweed. We used to see it underfoot at the ocean in NY, but it did not look appetizing.
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There are plenty here of different kinds.
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I have never seen that before, but it looks fresh and tasty. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It is, thanks Pete.
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Yummy indeed
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Thanks Alesia 🙂
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Is it pretty salty tasting? We tried seaweed in Nova Scotia and it tasted just like the ocean. Pretty fun.
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Not really much Elizabeth, adding those other ingredients is just fab.
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I will have to google it Arlene! Never heard of this particular seaweed, but I’m familiar with other types that are available here. I like it a lot, especially in sushi! 😋
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Oh, sorry to hear about it Sabine. Google has many articles about it.
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I’m always excited to learn something new and then explore it! 🙋
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Same here 🙂
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One of these days I’m going to try making “lato” salad, too.
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That would be nice. Lato is delicious and healthy too.
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