Is Seaweed Edible From Thai Coasts?

[fullyunenlightened]

spent a few years in korea, left the country with

a strong attachment to the seaweed thats frequently served

buying it in its dry form was very cheap

i can get dried stuff here but very expensive

if i know of a clean source on the coast of thailand, i would

go and pull out a load and dry it

can someone advise me?

[junki3korean]

Are you serious?? I really doubt it.....I dont think its the same type of kelp. I wouldn't eat it even if you paid me.....

[AyG]

The seaweed in Korea isn't straightforward dried seaweed. It's made rather like paper, boiled up for several hours until the fibres separate. Then it's dried in thin sheets. Not sure that this is a process that's easy to replicate at home.

Some Thai seaweed at least is edible. Tao Kae Noi (available in 7-Eleven and elsewhere) styles itself as Japanese, but is actually made here.

I would be cautious about making it yourself since this year three people (a Kiwi and a British couple) have been reported as being killed by eating contaminated seaweed in Thailand.

[fullyunenlightened]

thanks guys for for your response

its getting increasingly difficult to find anything truly

wholesome and nutritious in this modern age where

everywhere you go its being processed, denatured or

poisoned somehow

i was looking for someone who knows a spot having nice,

clean, edible and abundant seaweed. thats not happening.

im getting warnings instead. this confirms my suspicions

ive been to the coast a few times and seen all kinds

of crap in the water and on the sand

i didnt know it had to be boiled. and youve got to be lucky

to find the edible kind in a clean spot

it was worth a try