Momi-Wakame Dried Seaweed

Sakai City / Late April through early June

It is a wakame seaweed collected by ama (Japanese traditional female diving collectors), dried with salty wind and sun. There are two kinds in its form, either plate or powder. Since the wakame is full of umami (savory taste), it is good to sprinkle its kneaded powder over a bowl of freshly cooked rice, or put it in a cup of osuimono (Japanese soup).