What grows quickly in tanks, qualifies as a superfood, and is environmentally friendly?
Believe it or not, if you guessed bacon, you are not entirely wrong.
After 15 years of growing the super-seaweed, researchers at Oregon State University have patented a new strain of dulse, red marine algae that looks like translucent red lettuce.
The real kicker is that once it’s cooked, it actually smells and tastes like bacon, too.
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OSU researchers say their variety can be eaten fresh and is packed with protein, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants – with twice the nutritional value of kale. Other wild strains of dulse, growing along ocean coastlines, are normally used in a dried form for cooking or nutritional supplements.
Several Portland-area chefs are now testing the new dulse in their kitchens, and some predict bacon-flavored seaweed ‘farming’ could become a potential new industry for Oregon. (MBA students at the university are working on a marketing plan for pitching to the food industry soon.)
(WATCH video below from KPTV or READ more from Oregon State) – Photo: Oregon State University
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