For the most part though, even the biggest sea vegetable aficionados here are unaware that five of the most popular varieties of seaweed _ wakame, dulse, kombu, sea palm and nori _ are not only available imported from Japan, they're wildcrafted right here, a few hours up the Northern California coast.
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In some areas, grain was made to go further using Dulse ( " Palmaria palmata "; ), Iceland Moss ( " Cetraria islandica "; IS : fjallagr�s ) or Irish Moss ( " Chondrus crispus "; ) in compotes and breads, or by flattening the dough so thin that the bread became almost transparent.