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The Raw Gourmand
“Mississippi
Mike”
P.O. Box 520
Sardis, MS 38666-0520
662-519-1455
rawcritic@yahoo.com
REVIEW OF:
Wakame Seaweed Snacks
Prepared by: Minh
Contact information: Ronnie
& Minh
www.ubraw.com
e-mail:
info@ubraw.com
“Definition: Wakame is a thin and stringy seaweed,
deep green in color and used in making seaweed salad and miso soup. Wakame is
common in Japanese and other Asian cuisines.”1
“Minh is a second generation raw & living food chef, she
was born in Viet Nam
in 1950 into a humble and loving Buddhist family, she is the youngest of eight
children. At a very young age Minh began learning which plants were edible and
which were not, how to find food and medicines in the jungle and how to use
them.”2
When I attended the Raw Spirit Festival in Prescott, Arizona
last month, I had the pleasure of meeting Minh and her husband Ronnie, an
Essene Philosopher . I was shocked to
find out that this vibrant, energetic couple was at least ten (10) years older
than I thought. It was an honor to speak
with them a dozen times before the weekend was over, and learned all about
their products and their life stories.
They told me all about the caí bao, a tool for slicing
vegetables into thin strips or other decorative designs, the noodler tool that
allows you to cut coconut meat, cucumbers, mangos and other foods into “noodle”
shapes. Then they offered me a sample of
a black crunchy food.
I was a little skeptical to try a food I had never tried,
but my job as a food critic is to try it, so I did. WOW!!!
What a surprise. The wakame was
crunchy like a potato chip, a food I have missed since going raw. It was slightly salty, and had a very
pleasant garlic taste. It was
WONDERFUL!! Do not tell Ronnie and Minh,
but the main reason I went back to the booth so many times was to get the free
samples. I probably ate a whole bag on
my own.
I was even more surprised to find out that wakame is a very
healthy superfood, containing the same basic components as human blood. One (1) ounce of wakame contains 20% of the
recommended daily allowance of manganese, 14% of the folate, and 52.6 mgs of
Omega-3. It is also very low in
calories, has a low glycemic load and is mildly anti-inflammatory.
They were selling the bags of marinated, dehydrated wakame
for $5 a bag, and it was well worth the price.
So many raw products are overpriced because of the selected market, but
I felt that this product was well worth the price. Since arriving home, I have ordered ten (10)
bags for friends and myself. I eat it
plain for a snack, crumble it over salads, and use it as a crunchy seasoned
topping for a vegetable pâté.
I highly recommend this product to my friends, and
compliment Ronnie and Minh on developing a snack that is both good for you and
pleasant to eat.
- http://vegetarian.about.com/od/glossary/g/Wakame.htm
- http://www.ubraw.com/aboutus.html
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