Seaweed We Call Pukpuklo
By Tokz
@ilocosboy (45157)
Philippines
January 10, 2018 10:53pm CST
Just finished lunch and one of the food in the table is the seaweed we call pukpuklo. It is stringy green seaweed in the family of codiums and is commonly found in the seashore of our place.
It should be only washed with water so the grains of sands are removed. It can be eater as it is or you can sliced some tomatoes or pinch lemon or calamansi.
Its a favorite seaweed and not so pricey unlike other kinds of seaweed. It is rich in iron and other vitamin and minerals.
Well, it is a good food for me.
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11 responses
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
We eat lots of seaweeds, different kinds but we city rats in Metro Manila simply call it " gulaman" my late father who speaks your dialect and anorher Northern dialect knows those different kinds of exotic names
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
I guess you have heard also 'ar-aritos' 'korales' among others, we have so much seagrasss and seaweeds that some can only be found here.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
@ilocosboy I can only remember my dad and my aunts say something similar or sounds like " arorosip" something hope I'm right, they loved it very much.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
Yes there is called ar-arosip, a kind of seaweeds with lots of earings he he, also known as seagrapes
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@YrNemo (20261)
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11 Jan 18
They might have sold that at Asian stores here (Japanese or Korean stuff, I don't know which is which). US$ 10 per kilo or something similar. The seaweeds are pre-flavored and mixed with sesame seeds. Someone introduced this dish to me, but I never knew (until reading your post) that they come in that form in nature. I thought they had to slice them thinly. 
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
The seaweeds are like that. We usually have them fresh with just tomatoes and nothing more.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
12 Jan 18
Nice idea, I love to harvest and give to you. Maybe you may also want ar-aritos and ar-arosip, these seaweeds are truly delicious
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@YrNemo (20261)
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11 Jan 18
@ilocosboy I tell you what, I will come visit your family next time, bringing along lots of bags to get those seaweeds. 
Cool idea.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
11 Jan 18
Ohh never heard. How do they taste like. Sweet , sour or tasteless
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@RasmaSandra (73407)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jan 18
We can get seaweed at the market here in Latvia but it is better to eat sometimes in ready-made salads.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
In here we always fresh from the sea because its just nearby
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Jan 18
@ilocosboy We are very careful what mushrooms we eat as some are very poisonous.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
Yes I have any seaweed without the fear of bad effects to my body.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
12 Jan 18
Yes, when it comes to mushroom, we are cautious too
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
7 Aug 19
We eat some seaweeds in my country although the last generation is not so fond of them. They have changed the good old food for fast food and there is now a problem of obesity here.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
9 Aug 19
If only the present generation appreciate these kind of foods maybe the obesity will be lessen.
@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
11 Jan 18
I don't like to try to eat them. What do they taste like? It does not look delicious to me
@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
6 Aug 19
I've tried that seaweed a long time ago. It's very rarely that we find them here.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
7 Aug 19
In wet market, usually the seaweeds are available, this is good for our health.
