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deerstalker



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 04 8:55 pm    Post subject: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

In this neck of the woods, laver - or laverbread as it's known locally is widely eaten.

You can collect it, or buy it from the local market. I eat it two or three times a week (I even love it cold on toast)!

Has anyone else tried it, would anyone else like to try it?

I often cook fish in the oven (in a casserole dish or similar) on a bed of fresh bladderwrack!

I love seaweed, it has so many uses! It's also great for tummy troubles (Gaviscon have made a fortune out of it!).

It's great for the garden too!

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 04 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Freind of ours (oddly enough Welsh) bought us some last year, all I can say is don't listen to DS its bloody awful

jema

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 04 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Don't listen to Jema, he has funny "freinds"!

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 17, 04 9:17 pm    Post subject: Re: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

Deerstalker wrote:
In this neck of the woods, laver - or laverbread as it's known locally is widely eaten.


I do hate agreeing with you.

Although I can't find any local UK seaweed I do buy a fair bit of it from our local oriental supermarket (it's far cheaper than normal supermarkets and you can always have a look in the freezers for bags of chicken feet etc...). I've currently got:

Fueru Wakame (look like dried sea lettuce)
Dashi Kombu (Looks like dried kelp)
Sushi Nori (processed, not sure what it was?)

I find it very useful for adding to soups and it's especially good for bean dishes.

I would love to try others and start collecting our own as it seems daft importing what we grow round our coats.

anneka



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 04 2:03 am    Post subject: Re: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
....as it seems daft importing what we grow round our coats.


Dandruff?

I pick up what ever looks edible and that mostly seems to work out ok! It's not a philosophy for all but - suck it and see!

Anneka

I m talkinag about seaweed not road kill OK!

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 04 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

anneka wrote:
Treacodactyl wrote:
....as it seems daft importing what we grow round our coats.


Dandruff?




After a wet winter you never know. (Coasts of course)

I suppose the same caution needs to be taken with seaweed as for shellfish? Only pick on clean areas and from as low down on the shore as possible?

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 04 12:57 am    Post subject: Re: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
Deerstalker wrote:
In this neck of the woods, laver - or laverbread as it's known locally is widely eaten.


I do hate agreeing with you.

... I've currently got:
...
Sushi Nori (processed, not sure what it was?)
...


Nori **is** laver !!! Probably nicely prep'd for sushi-making... 7inch square sheets?

Dougal

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 19, 04 8:43 am    Post subject: Re: Laver and other seaweeds Reply with quote
    

Anonymous wrote:


Nori **is** laver !!! Probably nicely prep'd for sushi-making... 7inch square sheets?

Dougal


That's my point, people go out of their way to buy the stuff, imported from around the world when there is a good supply here. In the S. East I've never seen any UK Seaweed products. Doesn't stop me from getting my own I know.

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