On Mar 10, 6:26*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> ...that I bought last week. *I finally opened it today. *Tasted a
> piece of the dried kelp, and it has a pleasant kind of salty and
> iodine taste. *Not /nearly/ as salty as seawater, but otherwise
> reminiscent of it. *I soaked a big handful in cool water for about
> 20 minutes, then drained it (reserving the water) and set aside.
>
> I put the soaking water in a wok with a couple of sliced carrots,
> some frozen cut green beans, and a little bit of oil. *Cooked
> uncovered until the water was about boiled away, then added some
> onion. *When that was cooked dry and saut ed a bit, I added the
> soaked kelp, some cooked brown rice, and a little garlic salt.
> Heated thru, and served.
>
> It was good, and surprisingly filling considering there was no meat
> or dried beans. *The kelp kind of looked like chopped spinach in the
> finished dish. *I think I could eat this a couple of times a week.
>
> Bob

What's the benfit of seaweed. I bought a Japanese brand and still
haven't opened it yet. The only time I saw people (some Asian girls
in University days ) eating was roasted while eating BBQ chicken and
white rice.