seaplant pages

  1. Seasoned seaweed (Doljaban-muchim)

    Doljaban muchim is very delicious, flavorful, and one of the easiest side dishes to prepare. The main ingredient, doljaban, is also called gimjaban, and its texture and flavor are very similar to kim (seaweed paper), which is used for making gimbap. If you like the flavor of kim, you’ll love this side dish. It’s one of my […]

  2. Dried coarse seaweed (Doljaban)

    This particular type of dried seaweed sheets (kim) is called doljaban in Korean. The taste, flavor, and the texture are very similar to kim, but doljaban is usually bigger and thicker and not as finely ground or processed.

  3. Dried edible seaweed (Mareun-miyeok)

    This dried edible seaweed (also called sea mustard, or Wakame in Japanese) is incredibly nutritious and packed full of vitamins and iodine. It’s a key ingredient in seaweed soup (miyeok-guk). It’s sold dried, and when rehydrated it expands quite a bit! Find it in Korean and Japanese grocery stores or natural foods stores.

  4. miyeok-naengchae (미역냉채, 미역무침, Korean seaweed salad)

    Sweet & sour seaweed salad (Miyeok-muchim)

    Today I’m going to recommend you make this easy, chilly, healthy delicious recipe called miyeok-muchim or Korean sweet & sour seaweed salad. I don’t make this dish all the time, but on hot summer days I especially crave it. I always have dried seaweed in my pantry, so it’s pretty easy to put this salad together […]