wakame

American  

[wuh-kah-mee, wah-kah-me] / wəˈkɑ mi, wɑˈkɑ mɛ /

noun

1. a brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida, of coastal Japan, Korea, etc., growing in coarse, stringy clumps and usually dried for use in Asian soups, salads, and side dishes.

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Etymology

Origin of wakame

First recorded in 1950–55; from Japanese wakame, perhaps from waka “young” + me “edible seaweed” (compare mo “seaweed”)

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wakame

Add to your diet, in moderation, by exploring seaweed recipes and by sprinkling dried, ground seaweed mixtures featuring dulse, wakame, sea spaghetti and wracks into smoothies, over salads and even on pizza.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024

If the seaweeds nori, kombu, or wakame have long been part of your diet, there’s a good chance your gut bacteria harbor genes from sea life.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2022

What ensued was a crash course on phycology — marine algae science — and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2021

It sells something called the wakame and kale salad.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021

A selection of pickles includes a tart wakame kraut and a pear kimchi that strikes a wonderful balance of unexpected sweetness and heat.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 15, 2019