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Meet Jen Lighty: The Seaweed Harvester Lady of Block Island, Rhode Island

When Jen Lighty began selling foraged seaweed on Block Island, Rhode Island, four years ago, "people were absolutely revolted." Seaweed has an image problem, and no matter how much nori-wrapped sushi Americans relish eating, the plant on its own was a tough sell.

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4 Comments | Posted by Max Falkowitz, December 26, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Tagged: artisans, Block Island, foraging, Jen Lighty, Rhode Island, seaweed

Video: A Day in the Life of a Seaweed Harvester in Maine

Most of the seaweed we get these days is farmed. But way up in northern Maine, Larch Hanson, aka The Seaweed Man, is still harvesting it wild in its many varieties on the rugged coast. This video shares the essence of his way of life, the poetic nature of rising at dawn to cut seaweed.

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4 Comments | Posted by Daniel Klein, October 26, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: Maine, Perennial Plate, seaweed, videos

Seriously Asian: Seaweed

One of my favorite leafy greens isn't even a vegetable, in the typical sense of the term at least. It's harvested from the ocean rather than the ground—I'm talking about seaweed.

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7 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, December 17, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: Asian, seaweed, Seriously Asian, vegetarian

Grocery Ninja: Korean Roasted Seaweed, Kim

The Grocery Ninja leaves no aisle unexplored, no jar unopened, no produce untasted. Creep along with her below, and read all her mission reports here. Editor's note: Ling will be taking a brief hiatus from Serious Eats for the next couple of months, but she assures us she'll be back in June. Kim on peg. You are looking at a sheet of Korean seaweed, held up by a mini binder clip, and pegged to an iPod cable. There is a very good reason why the seaweed is being "hung out to dry," but it has nothing to do with the recent drizzly weather. I wanted to show you guys how much flimsier and more translucent it is (compared to the...

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16 Comments | Posted by Wan Yan Ling, May 4, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: Bay Area, California, grilled kim, Hankook Supermarket, kim, Korean, nori, seaweed, Sunnyvale