Posted on 07/16/2015 12:05:35 PM PDT by Red Badger
Dulse seaweed: a new variety, when cooked, reportedly tastes like bacon =============================================================================================
The world's most perfect food may have just arrived!
Researchers from Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center say they’ve created and patented a new type of seaweed that has the potential to be sold commercially as the next big superfood.
The reason? It tastes just like bacon, they claim.
The bizarre but tasty creation is actually a new strain of red marine algae called dulse that is packed full of minerals and protein and looks like red lettuce.
Dulse normally grows in the wild along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines and is harvested, dried and sold as a cooking ingredient or nutritional supplement.
“Dulse is a superfood, with twice the nutritional value of kale,” said Chuck Toombs, a faculty member in OSU’s College of Business and a member of the team working to develop the product into a foodstuff. “And OSU had developed this variety that can be farmed, with the potential for a new industry for Oregon.”
The team began researching ways of farming the new strain of dulse to feed abalone, but they quickly realized its potential to do well in the human-food market.
“There hasn’t been a lot of interest in using it in a fresh form. But this stuff is pretty amazing,” said chief researcher Chris Langdon. “When you fry it, which I have done, it tastes like bacon, not seaweed. And it’s a pretty strong bacon flavor.”
They’ve received a grant from the Oregon Department of Agriculture to explore dulse as a “special crop” and are working with the university’s Food Innovation Center in Portland and several chefs to find out ways dulse could be used as a main ingredient.
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This sounds like it’s right up their alley!........................
The anti-GMO crowd in Oregon will have fits.
Screw them. Everything is ‘GMO’ if you think about it...................
Well, I don’t know where you live, but there are probably 10 in the Cleveland /Akron area, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there is one near you or someplace you visit. Check online, as mayne you can order some? Another great prepared snack is jellyfish! Really delicious.
Olive oil & canola oil taste like total crap and absolutely ruin the flavor of anything they come into contact with. I hate both with equal passion.
You must be buying the wrong kind of olive oil. I can’t speak to canola oil.
We use olive oil for light frying, in corn bread and as a substitute for butter. It tastes great. It’s what Jesus and his disciples ate at the Last Supper for dipping. It can be used any place you would normally use butter or margarine......................
I hate to break it to these geniuses but there is more to the “taste” of bacon than the flavor. The flavor is backed up by a MASSIVE dose of fat. Fat adds a smoothness and almost creaminess that cannot be faked.
Yes, I would agree, the fat adds some ‘texture’ as well. But ‘fat’ can be added with vegetable oils, olive oil, or even a little real bacon fat to add that creaminess back in.
But, since we haven’t had the opportunity to judge it for ourselves, we’ll just have to wait and drool...............
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