Seaweed

Under the Sea(weed)

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN | Posted 04.20.2012

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN

You've seen it around your sushi, most likely. Not the soy sauce or the little green mound of wasabi, but the seaweed that holds everyone's favorite food together. It makes sushi rolls delicious and portable, but it's a lot more than wrapping paper.

'Green News Report' - February 9, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 04.10.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Santorum ...

WATCH: Seaweed Man

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.25.2011

Daniel Klein

Most of the seaweed we get these days is farmed. But way up in Northern Maine, Larch Hanson is still harvesting it wild in its many varieties on the ...

'Killer Seaweed' Plagues French Beaches

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.27.2011

Travelers to France's Brittany region are being warned of toxic seaweed that is coating beaches and killing wildlife. In the Saint Brieuc area of n...

Five Delicious Foods You've Never Tried

Rebecca Shoval | Posted 07.16.2011

Rebecca Shoval

Most organ meat is underrated, but lamb's heart is particularly delicious. I've only ever been able to get it from lamb vendors at the farmers' market; it's so unpopular they usually just give it to me for free.

Radiation Emergency Measures You Can Take Now

William Spear | Posted 05.25.2011

William Spear

Long before the disasters at Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, nutritional scientists, environmental groups and public health educators including proponents of the macrobiotic approach to diet and way of life sat down to discuss what actions one should take in the event of a nuclear attack or accident.

Inspiration from Izzie

Julie Packard | Posted 11.17.2011

Julie Packard

Each of us can recount a person in our lives that shaped who we are. Sadly, I lost an important mentor this past month with the passing of Isabella Aiona Abbott.

Seaweed Salad (With the Stuff Washed up From the Shore)

Cathy Erway | Posted 05.25.2011

Cathy Erway

I was at a beach last week and couldn't help but pick up washed-up seaweed. But I have to admit, this was something I had to muster a little courage to eat. I've never picked up seaweed, cleaned it, and eaten it before.

Sushi Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Mirza Grotts

If you are new to sushi, you may find yourself quickly overwhelmed. A seemingly endless array of fish, rice, seaweed, and various accompaniments, ofte...

9 Incredible Uses For Seaweed (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Seaweed is a term used to refer to a wide array of marine algae. For ages, human civilizations all across the globe have used seaweed for everything ...

An Exquisite Fear

Michelle Cacciatore | Posted 05.25.2011

Michelle Cacciatore

With my graduation not that far behind me, it appears I'm a walking cliché trying to figure out my next move. I wake up very early to go to a fantastic internship that I love, but am still waiting tables.

Kelp Wanted: Inside America's Only Commercial Seaweed Farm

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Seaweed, Kelp, Farm, Green News

"It tastes better than it looks," said Olson, holding a shimmering frond of brown horsetail kelp he had just plucked from the cold gray waters of Casc...

Killer Miso Soup Kelp Invades San Francisco Bay

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying mari...