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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.
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.
Dried Organic Irish Moss (Chrondrus crispus)
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
