Alaria esculenta
(L.) Greville
Dabberlocks, Wing kelp, Atlantic wakame
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAlaria esculenta is an edible seaweed, also known as dabberlocks or badderlocks, or winged kelp, and occasionally as Atlantic Wakame. It is a traditional food along the coasts of the far north Atlantic Ocean. It may be eaten fresh or cooked in Greenland, Iceland, Scotland and Ireland. It is the only one of twelve species of Alaria to occur in both Ireland and in Great Britain.
Description
A seaweed. It is olive of yellow-brown. The fronds are long and ribbed. They can be 4 m long and 25 cm wide. They are attached to the rocks by a holdfast at the base. This has a flexible stipe and one or more fronds attached to it. The reproductive structures are on leaflets (sporophylls) near the base.
Edible Uses
The sweet and crunchy midrib is added to soups, stews, sandwiches and salads. The nutty sporophylls are eaten raw. The fronds require soaking in water for one or two days to remove the acrid taste, then can be cooked, dried or smoked. The plant can also yield a gel for gelatin making.
Traditional Uses
The midrib is sweet and crunchy. It is added to soups, stews, sandwiches and salads. The sporophylls are nutty. They are eaten raw. The fronds need processing before eaten to remove the acrid taste. They are soaked in water for one or two days before cooking. They are dried and smoked. It can yield a gel for gelatin making.
Distribution
It grows in temperate waters. It grows on rocks in low tide places in the north Atlantic and can occur in rock pools.
Where It Grows
Alaska, Arctic, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Europe, Faroe Islands, France, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, North America, Norway, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, Siberia, USA,
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaweed | — | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
American wakame, Atlantic wakame, Badderlock, Butare, Bu-tarre, Edible fucus, Henware, Honeyware, Keys murlins, Lady's tresses, Murlins, Ribini
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