Wakame dried seaweed, I went to a Chinese grocery store and bought some, it was packaged in Japan. My question is, so I just put it in a bowl to soak and rehydrate, now from here can I just immediately toss it into my miso soup or do I need to rinse it under the sink to remove sediment and sand?

I just want to put the wakame dried seaweed into a bowl of cold water, wait like 10 or 15 minutes (how long do you need to wait?) and then just grab it and throw it in my soup, can I do this? Or do I also need to rinse it under running water to re...

I just want to put the wakame dried seaweed into a bowl of cold water, wait like 10 or 15 minutes (how long do you need to wait?) and then just grab it and throw it in my soup, can I do this? Or do I also need to rinse it under running water to remove any sediment or sand? There won't be any sediment or sand right? It's already been cleaned at the factory right? Don't some people skip the soaking step and just throw it straight into the soup? submitted by /u/Future-sight-5829 [link] [comments]