Seaweed, yummy!

It was a gray day at the coast last weekend.

We took some time to take a break from school, work and all the W***ing planning to take in some fresh sea air.


While Thomas surfed huge waves, I took Lily for a walk on the beach. For the last year I have been interested in harvesting seaweed and this was a great day to test the waters. A low tide is crucial, since it is best to pull the seaweed off the rocks while it is still live.

The piles of seaweed on shore are amazing but all too far gone to consume. The tides are so strong that these shells were still attached to the kelp. I wonder what happened to the yummy abalone?

I am easily distracted. The rocks and landscape of the northern coast are so dramatic.

There is so much variety and only one or two types of seaweed are not edible. I stand corrected from an earlier post. A fishing license/permit is needed for certain types of seaweed or kelp and certainly if you are intending to harvest for profit. You can harvest up to 10 lbs./day of seaweed without a permit.



Seaweed is great in soups, with rice or vegetables, as a snack and much more.