What is it? Kelp is a type of brown seaweed used extensively in Asian cooking. This packaged, dried kelp is a Korean product known as dashima, but in Japan is known as kombu and in China hai dai. The ...

A versatile pantry staple in many cuisines, dried seaweed can lend a quiet savoriness to dishes, like this simple asparagus rigatoni. By Eric Kim In 1908, the Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda discovered ...

This video shows how to make homemade miso soup starting with dashi from scratch. Kombu and bonito flakes create a rich umami base, which is paired with tofu, fried tofu, mushrooms, wakame seaweed, ...

When we think of kelp, the time has come to think beyond the artificially colored neon green seaweed salad that comes alongside sushi take-out. Eaten dried, fresh, pureed, fermented, pickled, steamed, ...

KELP — A LARGE brown seaweed — has been eaten by coastal people around the world since the beginning of human history. Today, many people eat kelp for its health benefits and its flavor. Rich in ...

Kelp is delicious and versatile, and farming it is actively good for the ocean. Melissa Clark wants you to just try a bite. By Melissa Clark PORTLAND, Me. — It was a sharp, windy March day, but the ...

Technically brown algae (it turns bright green when cooked from the natural chlorophyll), kelp has been consumed for centuries in cold coastal areas all around the world, including in parts of Japan, ...