Credit: Ahmad Yousef alqarain (Jordan)
The type of seaweed processing in this plant includes drying, freezing and packaging. Several seaweed groups are processed in this plant including the following groups. Alaria (Alaria esculenta) is processed for different purposes including the miso soup, salads (steamed whole leaf), use in green or energy drinks (powdered). The “Porphyra” which is a genus of the Rhodophyta is processed for raw salad, sushi wrapping, and as a side dish (in its dry sheet). The “Undaria” is processed to be used in raw salad, dry thalli for soup and/or as fried snack. The last group “Laminaria” is processed for raw salad, dry thalli for seasoning, cookies, and for chemical extract (e.g. pills for constipation relieve). This particular processing plant is located in Gyo-ri, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan. The seaweed products are either marketed locally in South Korea or exported.
