Chondrus ocellatus
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Makuri-nori
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Description
A seaweed of the Gigartinaceae family found in temperate regions on rocks in the intertidal zone, often in sheltered locations.
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Edible Uses
The fronds are eaten raw as seaweed.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows on rocks in the inter-tidal zone often in sheltered places.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Asia, Canada, China, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, North America, USA,
References (8)
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- Hu, Shiu-ying, 2005, Food Plants of China. The Chinese University Press. p 260
- Kiple, K.F. & Ornelas, K.C., (eds), 2000, The Cambridge World History of Food. CUP p 236
- Subba Rao, G.N., 1965, Uses of seaweed directly as human food. Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council Regional Studies 2:1-32
- Tseng, C.K., 1983, Common seaweeds of China. Beijing.
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- Xia, B., and Abbott, I.A., 1987, Edible seaweeds of China and their place in the Chinese diet. Economic Botany 41:341-53
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- Zemke-White, W. L. & Ohno, M., 1999, World seaweed utilisation: An end-of-century summary. Journal of Applied Phycology 11: 369-376
