What Is Dulse Spice?
Dulse is an edible red seaweed that grows on rocks in the North Atlantic. At one time a staple in the diet of those living in countries such as Ireland and Iceland, it is now mostly ground into powders or flakes and used as a seasoning or a dietary supplement. Does this Spark an idea?
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Nutrients
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Dulse is a nutrient-dense food with high concentrations of iodine, iron, calcium, copper, and manganese, as well as vitamins A, C, and E and several B vitamins.
Taste
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Dulse tastes like what it is--a seaweed with a distinctive briny flavor. People who enjoy the flavor sprinkle dulse liberally on foods like salads, and they may also eat the dried or fried leaves as a snack.
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History
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Fishermen who spent long days or weeks in the North Atlantic with little or no access to vegetables and fruits ate raw dulse that they found on rocks to stave off disease.
Culinary Uses
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Dulse is most often used in small amounts, in flake or powder form, to lend some spice and salty flavor to soups and stews. Enthusiasts, however, use the whole leaves in everything from stir fries to pesto sauces for pasta.
Warning
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Because dulse has a high iodine content, if you have a thyroid condition you should check with your doctor before incorporating any significant amount of it or other seaweeds into your diet.
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