Description
Karengo is the wild nori from New Zealand and the Flakes are tea-leaves size pieces suitable to a wide variety of culinary applications. Karengo flakes are used as a flavourful sprinkle on grains, fish & omelette or as an ingredient in prepared dishes like cakes, tartare or sauces.
There are many varieties of Karengo around New Zealand and they vary in colour, taste & texture. Maori have used Karengo as part of their traditional fare, especially in the winter when it comes into season. The wild Nori from NZ is quite different from the Nori we get from Asia; for one, 90% of Asian Nori is cultivated and transformed into the processed sheets that are used to make sushi. Europe also has wild Nori which they call ‘laver’. Again, this is different in taste, colour & texture to NZ Karengo and also to what is produced in Asia.
Provenance
Our Karengo is wild-harvested sustainably from designated coastal areas in the South Island of New Zealand. It is harvested by hand, rinsed in clean seawater to rid it of most of the debris then dried by the natural action of the wind. It is cleaned by hand before packing; Karengo is tested for contaminants.