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Ulva lactuca (Aosa). This is called 

 green laver by the English, and is 

 abundantly made use of in Japan as a 

 garnishment for salads and fish. It is 

 particularly prized as a table decoration 

 and is used very much as the English 

 and Americans employ lettuce or 

 parsley. 



Enteromorpha linza and intestinalis 

 (Awonori). The Enteromorpha plants 

 are collected and dried in the sun either 

 in the form of bunches or sheets. The 

 dried plant is baked slowly over a char- 

 coal fire and is afterwards powdered. 

 In this condition it is used as a con- 

 diment and to flavor the sauces of meat 

 and fish. It gives a peculiar savor and 

 is principally used by the peasantry. 



Codium mucronatum and lindenbergii 

 (Miru). After collection these plants 

 are bleached in fresh water and dried 

 in the sun. To prepare them for food 



