DULSE Edible Irish Seaweed

DULSE £2.00 PER BAG (approx 60gm)

Dulse is a good source of minerals and vitamins compared with other vegetables and it contains all trace elements needed for humans with a high protein content.

It is commonly found from May to September and is collected by hand when the tide is out. When collected, it is laid out to dry naturally.

Dulse is now shipped around the world. In Northern Ireland it is particularly popular along the Antrim Causeway Coast .

Dulse can be found in some dietary supplements .It is a good source of dietary requirements, a handful will provide more than:


100% of the daily amount of vitamin B6

66% vitamin B12, a day's supply of iron and fluride,

it is relatively low in sodium (sea salt can washed off if desired)

high in potassium.


Fresh Dulse can be eaten directly off the rocks before sun-drying. Sun-dried Dulse is eaten as is or is ground to flakes or a powder.

In Iceland the tradition is to eat it with butter.

It can also be pan fried quickly into chips, baked in the oven covered with cheese, with salsa, or simply cooked in the oven briefly.

It can be used in soups, sandwiches and salads, or added to mashed potato, along with onions and turned into potato croquettes .

Buy online at http://www.kingsmere.co.uk/id17.html