Foods, Wakame, 2.1 Ounce

I've been eating Eden Foods wakame for decades. Once in awhile you get some that isn't the best tasting. Most of the time it perfectly fine. I've had packages hanging around for two to five years before I consumed it. Due to the fact that I accidentally misplaced it. I can finish a 2 ounce bag in 3 to 4 weeks. Obviously it depends on your diet and what you generally eat as what you should or shouldn't do. I chew it cuz I feel that it's very good for my teeth. The first 3 to 8 days it could take a little getting used to. So you have a bite and you nibble it or you put it in some food. It's simply a very high quality source of mineral salts. You're simply trying to keep your body a little more alkaline then acidic. The product comes from the northern Seas of Japan and they test it just to make sure that there's no radiation getting to it from the nuclear power plants that had a significant problem several years back. My only complaint is I used to be able to buy it in a 2 lb 2 ounce bag. Unfortunately the bulk size packages are no longer available as far as I know. And the cost has doubled from the time I first started buying it. Part of it was due to the fact of the nuclear plants having a problem in Japan and the added testing per batch. At least we know we're not being radiated with a smile. PS. Once you open a package make sure you store it in a ziplock bag. "In fact if I wasn't consuming it reasonably quickly I would double ziplock bag it. It'll absorb anyting smelly in the neighborhood of the product that happens to be open. For instance if you take a piece and stick it in one of your drawers and there happens to be something there like a bar of soap it'll absorb the taste of the soap even if it never touches it. I suspect that's one of the potential benefits of the product when you eat seaweed it's probably absorbing some of the garbage that we shouldn't be consuming as it passes through your body. Yes if it's not in a sealed package it is possible for it to become somewhat moldy. That's why I mentioned you should stick it as a zip locked bag. If there's any chance of the package sitting around for an extended period of time or might have a pin hole or tear in packaging.

I like that I don't have to break chunks off of a single giant piece like in most packages of kombu.

I didn’t return though Ishould have. This was very woody kelp.

This is a great product, just add to your saimin, soups or even stews, using oriental vegetables. Also very healthy for radiation exposure. Basically how I understand it is seaweed supplies your body with iodine and keeps radiation particles from attaching to your cells that can cause dis-ease. So eating seaweed, especially this one is healthy supplement that supports overall health.

I've enjoyed this particular sea vegetable for years. The quality is always good with this brand. I'm not 100% happy with the price, though. I'm going to look around at my local co-op, and see if I can get my wakame in bulk.

I chose this brand because it is a good quality product from a well-known manufacturer, known for making good quality foods. Have made Miso soup quite a few times with it. A little dried seaweed turns into a lot once rehydrated. Good stuff!

I don't know if I just got a bad batch or if this is how this stuff is supposed to taste and smell. It reminded me of low tide along Long Island sound. It was seriously awful and just thinking about it now makes me naseous. The smell lingered in my kitchen for a couple days too. It was really like old dead seaweed that washes up on shore and sits in the sun too long, nothing like the product I've gotten in salads and soups at Japanese restaurants.

I got this to try and make a batch of Miso soup with, only to discover I was not all that fond of Miso or seaweed. It was very salty, and I think it was salty on its own as opposed to getting that from the Miso. So, if you like that, it is worth it, if not you may want to try something else.