TaxonomyRhodophyta
old name
Eucheuma spinosum
new name
Eucheuma denticulatum
USE: Eucheuma spinosum
REFERENCES: “Tambalang”, as it is known in the Philippines, is prized as a salad vegetable and can be picked whole or grated as a relish. It is quite succulent and crunchy and adapts well to “Kim chee” and “Namasu” recipes; used as food in China, Japan and Korea in salads, and mixed with meat. Produces Iota-carrageenan.
