Eating in China
Seaweed ingredient on a plain plate.

Seaweed

海藻Hǎizǎo

A broad food label for edible marine algae, which can differ greatly in color and shape.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A broad food label for edible marine algae, which can differ greatly in color and shape.

In the kitchen

Seaweed cooks in the sour zaopocu soup alongside seafood and vegetables.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有海藻吗?

Does this dish contain Seaweed?

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