do you eat fresh seaweed? those green, berry-like seaweeds like that in the pic?

Since childhood, we have been eating this kind of seaweed which we call it locally as LATO (seaweed capsule), also known as Caulerpa racemosa. Our place is surrounded by the sea so this seaweed is a common sight. We also mix it with tomatoes, onions and a little vinegar to eat it. In general, seaweeds are rich sources of protein and iodine. Lato (Caulerpa racemosa) contains natural products such as: amino acids, ether, fatty acids, fiber, lipids, minerals, nitrogenous compounds, phytohormones, pigments, polysaccharides, protein and vitamins. Health benefits of this seaweed inlude prevention of goiter, regulating the hormones, enriching the bloodstream, assisting in metabolism, promoting a youthful skin color, and helping to warm the body to promote mental youthfulness. Source: http://www.pcierd.dost.gov.ph/food/pdf/245.pdf

What picture? I've had a seaweed salad once. It tasted weird. It was at a chinese food restuarant that also sold sushi. A co-worker I was at lunch with got it. I really just tried it. I'd probably never eat it myself.

I would try it, I hear it's good for diabetics. i have only have seaweed chips though, I get them at the local grocery store.

Ummmm....eeeeewwwww! I don't like anything that comes from the ocean. And seaweed just sounds too icky to eat, I don't care how much it's decorated up on my plate. I like vegetables like corn, green beans and swiss chard (kinda like spinach only better). And I have no answer as to what goiter is. Sorry hon.

I have never eaten seaweed, although I have heard it is very good for you. Oh, and a goiter is like a real, physical lump in your throat, a growth. If it gets too big, it can cut off your breathing passageway.

Yes I do I have eaten fresh seaweed, same as the one your mom eats mixed with tomatoes, onions and vinegar. It taste good actually and Chinese restaurants in chinatown Manila also served them as side salads. The Chinese loves them and say its good for our health, we do export seaweeds to China, I know a friend who does. :-)

I don't believe I've ever eaten seaweed. I wouldn't even know where to begin looking for it. I'm quite sure they don't sell anything like that at the supermarket I shop at.

Yuck, I've never eaten anything like that before. I don't think I could just by looking at it. I don't even like very much seafood anyway. The only thing seafood related that I eat is deviled crab and I think that's because you can't really taste much of the crab meat.

I do love seaweed. But I eat mine in the pre-processed sheets that they sell at the market. those are very good and I like to make it with rice and some vegetables.

As far as I know from school - a goiter is a swelling in the throat, usually caused by a thyroid malfunction - an enlarged thyroid gland - the swelling is right below the adams apple- and certainly not something you'd want to feed! Maybe its for those with thyroid problems - you know a way to prevent swelling? I haven't had fresh see weed. I have it usually wrapped in sushi. My husband, who is Chinese, claims seaweed is the only vegetable his brother will eat. I just asked (my husband is cooking spasketti mmmmnn) and his brother eats it raw. I guess the nutrients are still packed in there. I'm going through my friends lists and trying to find unanswered discussions but keep getting sidetracked!

Hello secretbear, I don't eat seaweed. I just don't like it. In fact, I don't eat vegetables at all. Funny and weird? But that is the truth about me *laughs* I just can't open up my mouth and try to taste those 'green creatures' - that was what I called the vegetables when I was a small kid *smiles*

yes, i eat that... its actually taste good, well for me...

oh i eat seaweed! i love it. my mom makes seaweed salad sometimes. yeah, she mixes it with vinegar and tomatoes and onions. hehe seaweed by the way is rich in iodine, which prevents goiter. goiter is like an inflammation of the tyroid gland or something, which is located at the neck. im not sure bout the facts tho, just search it if you're really curious.

i love seadweed! it's so good! i have eaten that kind of seaweed..any kind of seaweed :D

I never had seaweed in my life. I don't live near any seas or oceans and I'm not so adventurous about food either. I don't try "exotic" food jut for the sake of it.

oh yes secretbear, both me and my husband loved them..and mind you they are so pricey here, once we ordered this in a seaside restaurant..it was marvelously prepared and so delicious, I tried to do the same at home but incomparable. I love it with vinegar and tomatoes and some onions..:) good source of nutrients too! yummy! feels like I want to eat mow..:)LOL

No, but if you email me and let me know where to get this seaweed, I will definitely eat it! Goiter should be in the dictionary for your definition. I am a firm believer in natural foods and greens. sunnywaters

Yes, we do eat fresh seaweeds. They are colored green. There are plenty of these in our province, Pangasinan in the Philippines. My folks are the ones who get them themselves; when we are out swimming in the beach or seas. At times, we just buy them in the market. There are two types of seaweeds which we eat but I'm not sure if they are the same with what you call lato & guso. In our place, we call them ararosep & pupulo. When we eat them, we wash them thoroughly so as to remove any black weeds or other sea stones. They are naturally salty & they are rich in iodine which prevents goiter. Goiter is a type of sickness or deficiency one gets when he or she lacks iodine in the body. However, there are other foods rich in iodine, if you are not into eating these seaweeds.

As we don't live near the sea, my family have never had fresh seaweed. Nor do we know how it tastes. Better than the processed ones? I think the answer is "yes".

Wow it looks like grapes. I never taste any of them before i never even see them before. What does it taste like ? I can try to taste any vegetable . Looks delicious.