Purple Seaweed and Tofu Soup

Ever heard of Chinese purple seaweed? It’s called 紫菜 ‘zi chai’ in mandarin or ‘jee choi’ in Cantonese, translated as ‘purple vegetable’. This seaweed is very similar to Wales laverbread or the seaweed for Japanese sushi wrapper. You can get this from any Chinese supermarkets like from here This seaweed is sold dried in round discs and the colour is jet black with a purplish sheen (how