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Originally Posted by steph
Salutations, i'm new to this forum. i've been studying macrobiotics for a few months now. I'm quite new to eating sea vegetables still, however. I have some dried wakame, but i'm still trying to adjust to the taste. i generally soak the wakame first and then pour off the liquid. Any ideas for how i can cook it? i've placed it in miso soup, but i'm having difficulty really getting into miso as well! I think i need to get comfortable with sea veggies first. All comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance  |
Hello Steph
I'm new to this forum and i see that you are too- so welcome!
I have been trying to be as macro as i can for a while now and found that wakame goes well cooked in with grains- this softens the husks and makes the whole pot of grain taste seaweedy. The other day i boiled pot barley and whole oats (groats) together and placed some wakame in with it for about an hour(ish), perhaps less (plus a little salt). Each grain tasted of seaweed- lovely!
Re: Soaking wakame- are you using good water, ie filtered or spring water, as this would make a big difference to the taste.
If you want to get into sea veggies, the easiest one is nori- this you can roast quickly and tear into flakes, sprinkling on top of soup/a meal.
As for miso- i found that a cup of simple miso soup was great for a centering energy and great for digestion- if you are not chewing to the full macro extent yet! This i made by mixing with boiling water and some spring onions (scallions).
Have you had much joy with seitan- i'm not that into it yet- though this could be due to the texture reminding me too much of meat...
I hope this has been useful,
Have fun cooking!
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