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Irish moss
Chondrus crispus
FLAVOR
Intense crustacean flavor
COLOUR
Red; turns green when you cook it
TEXTURE
Cartilaginous
FORM
Small and ramified
PROPERTIES
High content in soluble fiber. Highlights its iodine content. Fat and sugar free.
HABITAT IN GALICIA
You can find the Irish moss more frequently when the tide goes down in open coasts with waves. It is very abundant in rocky areas.
IN THE KITCHEN
For doing healthy infusions.
For thickening sauces
Boiled in salads, soups, creams, scrambled eggs and stews
Battered and fried
In dairy and backed products and as thickener in sauces, marmalade and desserts
