Sea spaghetti – Identification, Edibility, Distribution
A very distinctive and tasty seaweed – up to 2m long yellowy brown spaghetti-like fronds, dividing near the base, growing from small, button-like holdfasts.
In Season Now
Carragheen – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
Caragheen is not a seaweed to eat in the conventional sense – its far too tough, even when cooked. But once heated in water it exudes a gelatinous flavourless substance that can be used to thicken soups and stews, or in higher concentrations, set jellies or panna cottas. It also can be boiled with other flavourings to make a rich, nourishing tea…
Dumont’s Tubular Weed – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
This is a wonderful seaweed that is quite easy to find in the right habitat…
Sea Lettuce – Edibility, Identification, Distribution
Sea lettuce is pleasant if unspectacular fresh, becoming truly delicious when dried – with a rich deep flavour…
Foraged Dashi Broth with Reedmace and Spoot Clams
This bowlful of fresh umami-rich joy, that manages to be both homely and pretty damn sophisticated at the same time (why are comfort food and high-end dining so rarely bedfellows?), came about as a result of scrambling through my fridge after a weekend guiding foraging walks…