{"product_id":"kombu-strips","title":"Kombu Strips","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePacific Harvest Kombu Strips\u003c\/span\u003e are simply kelp dried whole, Japanese style. Dashi Kombu, the strip is thick \u0026amp; flavourful and lends itself perfectly to stock making. Kombu is simply kelp dried whole and cut in pieces. Kombu leaves are attached to the central section of the plant; they are more pliable and lend themselves to wrapping food for cooking.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eKelp is a leathery deep-water sea vegetable from the Brown Seaweed Group, with a naturally salty taste, with a lot less sodium than salt and a better balance of minerals. Known as 'Kombu' by the Japanese, the word 'kelp' encompasses a whole family of seaweeds including many different varieties, with unique taste, colour and texture.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePacific Harvest uses Ecklonia radiata (also called North Island Kelp), because of its mild flavour. Our kelp comes from untouched areas around the country, mainly around Gisborne \u0026amp; Wairarapa. It is harvested sustainably by hand from the wild, after a storm has detached the plant from the kelp forest. It is cleaned by hand in sea water so to not leach the minerals, and then naturally dried.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePacific Harvest NZ Kombu is tested for contaminants.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe fine white powder which may be evident on this seaweed is glutamine, a naturally occurring amino acid which rises to the surface of a wild harvested seaweed as it dries naturally. This is the source of wonderful umami flavour in wild harvested seaweeds and is not to be confused with mould!\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pacific Harvest","offers":[{"title":"180gm","offer_id":49198420164827,"sku":"bzp1788060603826","price":24.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40gm","offer_id":49198420197595,"sku":"vqg1788060603827","price":7.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.seasideorchard.shop\/products\/kombu-strips","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}