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Irish moss seaweed - also called carrageen or sea moss - is mainly used as a vegan alternative to gelatin or as a thickener for soups, stews and sauces. It can also be used in smoothies or added to tea to soothe coughs.

Irish moss has a delicate texture is virtually tasteless as it is air dried and sun bleached, but has a mildly sweet and salty ocean odour.

The Cornish Seaweed Company is licensed by The Crown Estate to hand harvest a range of seaweeds sustainably from the waters around Cornwall's rock shores. All their seaweed is harvested, dried and packed in Cornwall, in plastic-free paper pouches (the smaller packs only) printed with biodegradable ink.

Irish moss, carrageen and sea moss are common names for the red seaweed Chondrus crispus.

  • How to use

    Add 5g to thicken soups, stews or sauces.

    To create a jelly, boil a small handful of leaves for 20-30 minutes in 1 litre of water. Most of the seaweed will dissolve. Push the rest through a sieve and scrape in the gelatinous parts that come through the sieve. Allow to cool - the jelly will only thicken when cool.

    To make tea follow above instructions and add a tea bag of your favourite tea. Alternatively, simply add cloves, cinnamon, star anise and/or some honey to soothe a chesty cough.

    For soups, stews and sauces, simply add a handful of Irish moss while cooking.

  • Ingredients

    Dried Organic Irish Moss (Chrondrus crispus)

    Allergy information

    May contain fish, crustaceans, molluscs.

  • Typical values Per 100g
    Energy 774kJ (185kcal)
    Fat

    2.5g

    of which saturates 0.1g
    Carbohydrate 25g
    of which sugars 0.0g
    Fibre 30g
    Protein 16g
    Salt 0.0g

     

  • Certified organic by the Soil Association