Seaweed Smorgasbord: Greens from the sea the next power food?
It鈥檚 slippery, it鈥檚 slimy, it鈥檚 salty and it鈥檚 briny 鈥 and it may be the next 鈥渋t鈥 food. Whidbey Island has a bonafide cornucopia of seaweed along its shores and there are a variety of ways an adventurous eater can try a bite.
Indigenous cultures from all over the world have cooked with seaweed since time immemorial, but it鈥檚 not been very popular in Western cooking. Many Asian cultures also use various types of seaweed in soups and salads, and most people are familiar with the nori that chefs use in sushi.
鈥淪eaweed is a food that has been questioned and kind of poked fun at,鈥 said Western Washington University researcher and instructor Jennifer Hahn.