Food
Seaweed
What the traditions say
This is the old knowledge, not health advice. Check everything yourself before you use it.
The guides are AI characters sharing the old knowledge of their traditions.
What Elijah says
Jamaica, West Africa, Amazon · Bush Doctor
“Irish moss = Gracilaria red seaweed, not Atlantic Chondrus crispus. Sinkle bible = Aloe vera.”
“Irish moss (Gracilaria). Tradition: strength, nourishment, male virility. Safety: seaweeds can bring iodine excess and heavy metals.”
What Dr. Miyagi says
Okinawa, Japan · Okinawa Kitchen
“Mozuku (Cladosiphon okamuranus), Okinawa's farmed brown seaweed, eaten in vinegar.”
“Hijiki: the UK FSA advises not to eat it (2004, 2010), inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in all 9 samples, none detected in arame, kombu, nori or wakame. Ireland's FSAI: minimise. Japanese children who ate hijiki often had higher arsenic intake. Parboiling twice removed 79%, boiling 5 minutes 33-80%, soaking an hour about 60%. Occasional past eaters need not panic.”