Good morning Philippines, happy steeming everybody!

This is a seaweed with a local name Lato, culturing them is one of the livelihood of the natives here in my hometown and in neigboring barangays. Since our hometown is situated near the sea with a lot of swamp areas, people make advantage for this favorableplanting site. A muddy substrate is a requirement, and no disturbance to water current. Thus, many fishponds converted to Lato culture instead of prawns or milkfish with higher capital needed.

Simply they are planted in the mud with proper water management from brackish to salt water. It will grow a lot of vines and harvestable within 3 to 6 months.

Now that this becomes an export product for Japan, the price in the local market raises. Before when you buy for ten pesos it is almost a small plastic full. Now the ten pesos is just enough for a person's salad consumption for one dining.

I was eating this seaweed since but unaware of the good nutrients from it until this was featured in the television program that it has a high content of Vitamin C and other minerals. Upon knowing it, I always urge my mom to buy when she goes to the market.

Enjoy your breakfast fellow Filipinos, have a blessed day to all Steemians.

@buuroots