Meaning of konbu | Babel Free

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Alternative spelling of kombu.

alt-of, alternative, uncountable

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“[T]he productions of Jeso, in particular, are as follows: konbu, or sea-cabbage, birds of prey for hawking, whales and other sea-fish, skins of otters, beavers, seals, and stags, castoreum, gold, silver, adamantine spar.”

“The Japanese tangles are called konbu and represent⟳ important genera of seaweeds which have⟳ been used as food since ancient times. […] Konbu is harvested mainly in the various coastal areas of Hokkaido during the period from the last⟳ ten days of May to the end⟳ of September. Konbu is mostly dried in the sun soon after harvest⟳, but sometime^([sic]) in a hot-air drier depending on weather.”

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