| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Cathryn |
Seaweed idAnyone any good on seaweeds? It tastes good. You can run it between your teeth and eat the little bladders. It grows in fronds up to half metre long.
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| sally_in_wales |
bladderwrack? | ||
| Cathryn |
I thought that was the bigger stuff?
Just checked and it is the bigger stuff. This is delicate tendrils and less common. |
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| sally_in_wales |
hmm, channel wrack is a bit smaller, not sure this is that though | ||
| Jamanda |
Japweed I think. Invasive nasty brought by boats. Not common is good.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3680151.stm |
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| sally_in_wales |
There are loads of seaweed images here http://www.weedseen.co.uk/ShowSpecies.asp?id=ZR6760 but I'm struggling to find an exact match for yours | ||
| sally_in_wales |
Another pic http://www.weedseen.co.uk/ShowSpecies.asp?id=ZR6940 |
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| Cathryn |
I gave up as well! But I think Jamanda is right, thank you, Japweed. Go out there and eat it everyone. 
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| Jamanda |
Lots of pictures here.
Pretty sure that's it. Where was it Ruby? |
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| cab |
Well I never, I've never seen that seaweed. Great ID! | ||
| gnome |
piccies gone - but the description sounds like bladderwrack. you can dry it out, crush it, and use it as a condiment - rather like pepper. other seaweeds are usefull too. carrageen can be rendered down to make a vegetarian gelatin (however, it has been shown to cause cancer in rats - so dont feed it to your pet rat), sea lettuce is great for making japanese dishes like sushi, samphire is sweet and juicy - a bit like asparagus, and i found some stuff that looks like dreadlocks that tastes quite nice. | ||
| Jamanda |
The other picies are still there, and certainly was what I said it was. It's quite common down here, and spreading else where. Sheesh. |
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| Cathryn |
How odd wonder what happened to the photo.
It is not bladder wrack. I know what that looks like. I had never noticed it before either Cab. It was on a shallow rocky, rock pool covered beach. Completely useless for the fishing I had intended to do.  Took some dulse home which went into soup however and had a lot of garlic butter limpets due to Ruby getting the knack of getting them off the rocks this time.
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| cab |
One of my favourite seafood dishes. Gorgeous! |