Seaweed: An Ocean of Food - Hardcover

Seaweed, just out from Grub Street, is a translation from the Norwegian, has been compiled by four friends and comes at a time when we are only starting to discover marine vegetables. There are superb photographs of dishes... tagliatelle with sea lettuce pesto and blueberries sounds attractively Nordic --Tom Doorley, The Irish Daily Mail

We could all do with adding some seaweed into our diets, for the nutritional benefits if nothing else and it has certainly become the ingredient du jour among chefs lately. This beautifully presented book provides inspiration on how to incorporate this super food into our cooking seamlessly, from adding it to snacks and soups to making pesto, tossing through pasta and even in desserts and smoothies. --Food and Wine Magazine

Nori, dulse, kombu, wakame - there's more to seaweed than miso soup or wrapping for your sushi. Discover the benefits of this important, versatile green, and how to cook with it, in this collection of simple recipes. Working it into your repertoire couldn't be easier: try tagliatelle with sea lettuce pesto adding a hint of salty goodness. --National Geographic

There is more to seaweed than as a wrapper for sushi - it is going mainstream, gathering many high profile fans. Even Jamie Oliver has credited adding seaweed to his diet as one reason for his weight loss. Seaweeds are tasty and very versatile and can be used in all sorts of dishes. This sumptuously illustrated book will inspire you to use them in starters, main courses, plus tasty desserts, smoothies, energy boosters, and even a seaweed-infused gin and tonic. It's easier than you think and everything you can find on the subject is here in this inspiring book. So if you have never tasted sea vegetables, it is high time to try.