seaweed pages

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.

Sea plant stems (Miyeokjulgi)

Samgak-gimbap with tuna (Triangle gimbap) 삼각김밥

Samgak-gimbap is a triangular shaped gimbap which is designed to keep the seaweed fresh by putting it between 2 thin sheets of plastic. So you can eat it hours later, and it will still be crispy. It was invented by a Japanese company. I think whoever thought of this was pretty clever! To make this, […]

Seaweed for samgak-gimbap

This seaweed comes in a special shape, and a special wrapper, designed for making samgak-gimbap.

Seaweed paper (gim)

Gim is made from seaweed that’s been chopped and dried into thin sheets. It’s delicious as a light, healthy snack, and for wrapping with rice and vegetables. Pressed seaweed paper is used in gimbap (rice rolls), for snacks, to garnish soups, stews, and other dishes, or just oiled, salted, and toasted to make a side […]