Eden Arame Sea Vegetable Is A Brown Algae That Grows Off The Shores Of Ise (Ee-Say) Shima, Japan Where It Thrives In Cool Waters Of The Arctic Current. The Sea There Is Surrounded By National Forests And Mountains And Is Known As The 'Ocean By Mountains' Area. Rivers Nourish The Bay Adding To A Mineral-Rich Environment. This Area Leads All Of Japan In Ecology Movements. Development Is Forbidden To Ensure Future Generations The Legacy Of This Famous Edible Seaweed Resource. Only The Most Tender Fronds Of Arame Are Selected And Hand Harvested In The Summer. The Fronds Are Washed And Sun-Dried. After Drying, The Fronds Are Then Steamed For Five Hours To Soften Them And Enhance Their Color, Then Finely Shredded To Make Them Easy To Use And Quick To Prepare Before Naturally Air Drying.