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> Not enough people enjoy seaweed as a food because it's just not appetizing.

Hahaha. Not a sushi fan? Asians seem to like seaweed plenty. One way to help on this point would be to popularize (in the west) a snack that's already very popular in Asia: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OJ-AD212_SEAWEE_FR...

This is one of the best sellers in Thai convenience stores.

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For some reason it's not cheap. One box costs about a dollar and doesn't provide enough nutrition to justify purchase. Otherwise it's quite tasty.

I agree with you, personally. Few calories. But in the west right now, this is often seen as a positive (due to obesity). It can be a healthy diet/snack food.

Wouldn't seaweed be a net for all of those toxins & pollutants found at sea? Seafood health claims are always focused on omega 3s and such but rarely mention this aspect.

No. because Seaweed does not eat smaller Seaweeds.

Predator fish like Tuna can become heavier in toxins only because they are the top of a food chain gathering and concentrating said toxins.

Seaweed is just a plant. It grows, then dies if not harvested. It is no higher risk than wheat.

Yeah, South Africa also has those roasted seaweed snacks (when I’ve seen them in Germany, they were always mixed with flour for some reason…), and while they taste awesome, they were around 3€ for 20g, which is insane.

Nori works out to about $30/kg dry weight if you buy it in sushi-chain quantities. Sometimes sushi places will sell you one of the big bags they use if you ask nicely.

I love snacking on seaweed. Especially the sesame oil stuff. So good

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