Seaweed Bacon

Vegetarians and health fanatics around the world can rejoice to the familiar taste of bacon. Biologists in Oregon have created a strain of dulse seaweed that tastes like bacon once it is cooked. The red sea plant is a vitamin-rich super-food, and had twice the nutritional value than that of kale. With 16% of protein in dry weight and the various ways of preparing it, the super-food can potentially be a substantial nutritious substitution for the fatty and cholesterol-rich bacon. Many chefs in Portland, Oregon are testing the super-food in their recipes for both cooked and raw consumption. Although, full analysis on whether or not a commercial operation would be economically practical has yet to be pursued. Dulse can be grown quickly and in large quantities, which makes it very desirable. In fact, the biologists in Oregon are growing the plant in large tanks at about 20-30 pounds per week. They plan to increase production to 100 pounds per week. Further research is being conducted on the bacon flavored dulse to gain further knowledge of its chemical properties and potential uses. Since the plant grows in water, all that is need to produce the crop is seawater and sunshine. This makes it a somewhat cheap crop to produce and sell. I found this article interesting because, even though I love bacon, I rarely eat it because of its small nutritional value. The discovery of this "healthy bacon" is very appealing to me and I think other people would feel the same way.

Dulse Seaweed