What is Kelp? Kelp is one of the types of seaweed that belongs to the family of brown algae in Laminariales order. About 30 types of the genus are available in these forms. You can find Kelp in shallow and oceanic forests. Kelp grows in cold temperature with 6-14 degree Celsius. There are some species […]
What is Seaweed? Seaweed is kind of marine plants and algae which can be found in lakes, rivers, and other water bodies. Seaweed includes different types of algae .i.e. green, red or brown macroalgae. Some of the seaweed is edible while some are not. They also provide good opportunities for industries and source of many […]
What Are Red Algae? Red algae are also known as Rhodophyta. It is an ancient Greek name belongs to the oldest group of eukaryotic algae. Over 6000 species can be seen attached to other sea plants. These are red in color because of the presence of chlorophyll by phycobilin pigments. You may find 5 % […]
Furikake is basically rice seasoning which is used as sprinklers on various food items like white rice, cooked vegetables, and fish. It is known as Japanese seasoning which has a large variety of flavors. Furikake is known as a mixture which consists of various flavourful ingredients like powdered miso, bonito flakes, katsuobushi, salmon particles and dried omelet pieces.
Bladderwrack Bladderwrack is the type of algae/seaweed which you can use to make medicines which improve metabolism and thyroid function of the body. You may find bladderwrack around Isles of British, Baltic Sea and under the eastern coasts of North America. Bladderwrack has scientific name called Fucus vesiculosus. Bladderwrack is also known by other names […]