Bladderwrack fresh

Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) Rock weed

THIS is probably the most common seaweed in the world. dark brown with bladders

This seaweed was traditionally used to make a seaweed tea, it can be fried or boiled and make a nice sea vegetable dryed ground and used as a supplement, this is the seaweed you get when you buy kelp tablets.

chop steam boil or fry. Tea.

Brown, green when cooked.

RDA 5-10g fresh 1-2 dry (loads of iodine in this weed)

in season all year , best nov -june.

100g bags

5-10 servings

Fresh shelf life 14 days in fridge.or 6 months in freezer

hand harvested on bute.

J-S RATING 7-10

This is a mid to low tide seaweed it can grow 15 ft long and live for 20 years

i only harvest the new growth on this weed as it can get tuff as it gets older  

celebrity chef Brian Turner had a surprised look on his face when he was asked to use this seaweed on Ready steady cook at the NEC. he chopped and boiled the rock weed and served it with lamb and potatoes.