‘Devastated’ people are realising what crispy seaweed in their Chinese takeaway is made from & it’s blowing their minds
A WOMAN whose mum owns a Chinese restaurant has revealed what crispy seaweed is made of and it’s blowing people’s minds.
We all love a sprinkling of the salty, crispy goodness on top of our chow mein but people have been left in utter disbelief and ‘devastated’ by what it’s actually made of.
Xiengni took to social media to dish all on what it’s made of and how her mum makes it perfect every single time.
She said: “Today we’re in my mum’s takeaway, and she’s gonna show you how easy it is to make crispy seaweed at home.”
The first step was getting hold of the seaweed and it seems it might be easier to get hold of than you first thought.
In fact, the crispy seaweed doesn’t even come from the ocean, it comes from the land.
She revealed the classic dish is in fact made with spring greens.
“Did you know crispy seaweed is actually made from just cabbage? Literally cabbage,” Xiengni said.
To do it at home, you need to get some of the leaves and cut them finely into strips, cutting off the stems.
You then want to make sure your pan of oil is extra hot and pop them in for around 30 seconds until they shrivel up and go super crispy.
She then lets them drain and adds seasoning before serving the dish.
“Wow! She crispy,” she added.
The clip posted to her TikTok account @xiensscran has since gone viral with over 850k views and 50k likes.
People were stunned by what it was made form and quickly took to the comments to share their shock.
One person wrote: “Hold on. Crispy seaweed is not seaweed!! Devastated.”
Another commented: “Wait it’s not seaweed….?”
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“Ain’t no way I’ve been paying £4 for a small container of cabbage,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Hang on a damn minute. It’s not seaweed?”
“Why don’t they just call it crispy cabbage? Feel like my whole life has been a lie,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “I feel conned.”
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