Fresh or dried, guraman doesn’t look anywhere the word enticing or appealing. They look like slimy worms when fresh and grey wires when dried. But as looks can be deceiving, the same goes for this vegetable from the sea. Once guraman is processed, it becomes one of the most valued fishery resources, producing appetizing dishes… Continue reading Promoting guraman, an iron-rich sea vegetable
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Starting a Seaweed Pickles Business
Eucheuma and kappaphycus spp. are red seaweed, which are considered the number export winners in the country. These species are top sources for the carrageenan substance, for food industries in the manufacture of jellies, ice cream, sauce, frozen food (ham, sausage, chocolate, etc) and other non-food products such as personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber products,… Continue reading Starting a Seaweed Pickles Business
Small Business on Seaweed Pickle Turns Big
“A business no matter how small is big enough for a sustenance seaweed farmer and his family.” This is what Ms. Enone V. Tepait of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) believes as she comes up with a technology on seaweed pickles. In the Philippine aquaculture setting, seaweeds and milkfish are considered the… Continue reading Small Business on Seaweed Pickle Turns Big