Sea vegetables

These days,  glasswort and sea lavender are popular not only because their briny taste is so delicious: they are also rich in minerals, iron and vitamins and are therefore particularly suitable for a healthy diet. Seaweeds supplement this pallet with trace elements, iodine, iron, antioxidants and more. Thanks to these properties and their sustainable cultivation, they are expected to continue to increase in popularity. Krijn Verwijs already supplies these and other seaweeds and sea vegetables.

Provenance

Glasswort and sea lavender were first harvested on the Zeeland salt marshes in the summertime. We still harvest them there. In order to be able to supply glasswort all year round, we also work with a grower in Portugal. It produces its glasswort exclusively for Krijn Verwijs. And because the sea lavender season doesn’t last for 12 months a year in Portugal either, we use an Israeli supplier in the winter.

Seaweed, on the other hand, is available all year round in our 'backyard', the Eastern Scheldt. Not everyone realises the wealth that our pristine waters have to offer in this regard. Many associate seaweed with the Far East. Not surprisingly, because eating seaweed is a custom that goes back centuries there. But it actually grows in the Netherlands too.  

Cultivation and harvest

Some sea vegetables are grown, but some are also harvested from nature. In the case of seaweeds, the fishermen use only what the sea naturally offers them. In both cases, harvesting is fairly labour-intensive. This is because sea vegetables and seaweeds are cut by hand.

Range

In addition to the well-known sea vegetables glasswort and sea lavender, Krijn Verwijs offers a wide range of seaweeds. From fruity red gracilaria, showy shaggy hair weed and familiar fucus to green sea fingers with their full flavour, tender sea lettuce, spicy Japanese wireweed and nutty wakame. Not familiar with their properties? Krijn Verwijs will be pleased to advise you.

Packing

Depending on your wishes, we can pack the sea vegetables in small containers containing consumer-sized portions. Delivery in larger containers for use in the food service industry or unpackaged is also possible. Vacuum packing is also available.