The final installment will feature a salad that uses a “dried food of the sea,” wakame seaweed. In Japan, a nation surrounded by the sea, seaweed has been part of the diet since ancient times.

However, packs with just wakame and agar will also work well. Step 1 Begin by rehydrating the dried seaweed mix in water for 5 minutes. Drain the water, squeeze out excess moisture, and place the ...

Watching her friend add dry wakame seaweed to the traditional Japanese heart-warmer, the 28-year-old was moved to marvel: “Some things, when put under pressure, really expand. I looked them ...