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Are you a major sea weed lover (It's great healthwise)
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Ribena



Joined: 07 Apr 2011
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wishfullthinkng wrote:
not only that, but seaweed contains large amounts of iodine, so if you eat a few kilos a day will never have problems with slightly-higher than normal levels of radioactivity!


I shall have to remember that next time I visit a nuclear power plant (I've actually visited two).
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PeteJB



Joined: 06 Jul 2007

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heh, sprinkle some salt and it automatically becomes unhealthy. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes
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weso1



Joined: 26 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PeteJB wrote:
Heh, sprinkle some salt and it automatically becomes unhealthy. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes


No, it's because they fry it in oil and then cover it in salt.
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

weso1 wrote:
PeteJB wrote:
Heh, sprinkle some salt and it automatically becomes unhealthy. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes


No, it's because they fry it in oil and then cover it in salt.


Only some types are prepared like that but lets not let that stop us now shall well? Laughing
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Underwaterbob



Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

eamo wrote:
I like gim well enough, but I prefer what we call dulse in Ireland. Just plain naturally dried seaweed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulse


Ugh! Dulse tastes like the soles of a farmer's work boots. At least Nova Scotian dulse. I've never had the Irish variety.
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Underwaterbob wrote:
eamo wrote:
I like gim well enough, but I prefer what we call dulse in Ireland. Just plain naturally dried seaweed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulse


Ugh! Dulse tastes like the soles of a farmer's work boots. At least Nova Scotian dulse. I've never had the Irish variety.


It's an acquired taste........never had the Nova Scotian variety.
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The Floating World



Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Dulse is a good source of minerals and vitamins compared with other vegetables, contains all trace elements needed by humans, and has a high protein content.[1]


Wow, seems it's quite the powerhouse nutrient.

Is it the same as what we get in miyuk guk?

Could it be more healthful than kimchi even Shocked
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Floating World wrote:
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Dulse is a good source of minerals and vitamins compared with other vegetables, contains all trace elements needed by humans, and has a high protein content.[1]


Wow, seems it's quite the powerhouse nutrient.

Is it the same as what we get in miyuk guk?

Could it be more healthful than kimchi even Shocked


It's definitely healthy stuff, but I don't think the Irish are the kind of people to start claiming it to be a magical wonder food which can even prevent infectious diseases, and imagining that people all over the world are eating it when they aren't!

Probably because the Irish aren't so desperate for attention.....
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MoneyMike



Joined: 03 Dec 2008

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

People worry too much about salt. Salt actually isn't unhealthy, and people eating low salt diets after heart attacks have higher rates of mortality than people eating diets high in salt.

Here's a good article on the subject if anyone is interested: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt

Of course the oil all that seaweed is fried in is another story, but salt itself isn't the devil most people think it is.

Anyways, I dig those little packets of seaweed to wrap rice with, but I couldn't see myself just eating the seaweed by itself.
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sojusucks



Joined: 31 May 2008

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's good with rice. Other than that it's no big deal.
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Triban



Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have some seaweed in my freezer right now next to my block of miso paste!
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Captain Corea



Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like it as a snack. Great for munching on while watching a movie... Provided no one is looking to see all the scraps falling around me. lol
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Jingo besus



Joined: 12 Sep 2011
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

weso1 wrote:
If you want to add green to your diet, get hooked on spinach. You can blend it into a smoothies, throw it on a sandwich, mix it in a soup, or a hundred other ways.


This will probably sound like a stupid question to anybody 'in-country' but do you get a lot of fresh spinach on sale in SK? I get through at least one bag a week of the stuff in the uk, couldnt agree more about using it in loads of different meals. Its definitely something i'd miss if it wasnt available...
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schwa



Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap

PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jingo besus wrote:
spinach... Its definitely something i'd miss if it wasnt available...

Wont be a problem.
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weso1



Joined: 26 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jingo besus wrote:
weso1 wrote:
If you want to add green to your diet, get hooked on spinach. You can blend it into a smoothies, throw it on a sandwich, mix it in a soup, or a hundred other ways.


This will probably sound like a stupid question to anybody 'in-country' but do you get a lot of fresh spinach on sale in SK? I get through at least one bag a week of the stuff in the uk, couldnt agree more about using it in loads of different meals. Its definitely something i'd miss if it wasnt available...


Yeah, Koreans love it so it's in surplus here. I can pop in my local mart daily and get as many bags as I want for a little over a dollar each. The shelves are usually stocked so full of it, a lot goes bad. You should have no problem finding it.
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