A type of edible seaweed found along the Atlantic coast, used to make a nutritious gel or jelly and used in traditional medicine.
From Irish 'carragín,' from 'carraig' (rock). Named for the rocky Irish coast where it naturally grows. Also called Irish moss.
Carrigeen was once so valuable for its thickening and nutritional properties that it was shipped worldwide before agar and gelatin were invented—this humble seaweed was the food industry's secret weapon.
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