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| New Strain Of Seaweed Tastes Like Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2015-07-20 |
| Seaweed is widely considered to be a health food. Bacon, on the other hand ... well, bacon isn't. There may yet be hope for pork belly lovers around the world, however. Scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) have patented a lab-bred strain of dulce seaweed, that they claim has "a strong bacon flavor" when fried. How about smell, morons? Regular varieties of dulce have been eaten by people for many years, mainly as a food additive or nutritional supplement. And where were their tastbuds, exactly? The new form (Palmaria mollis) was developed by a team led by OSU's Prof. Chris Langdon, who has been growing it in tanks of cold seawater at the university over the past 15 years. Not only does it apparently taste like bacon, but its translucent crinkly red leaves even look a bit like it, too. When the science is finally understood, this will probably not be a coincidence. Langdon's original goal was to develop a seaweed that could be used as a "super-food" to feed farmed abalone. The resulting dulce strain grows faster than its wild counterpart, and is said to be very high in minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, containing up to 16 percent protein by dry weight. Abalone did well on a diet of it, growing at rates "that exceeded those previously reported in the literature." So it's good for fast food? The idea of exploring its use as human fodder came about when Chuck Toombs from OSU's College of Business was looking for business projects for his students, since the new dulce strain can be farmed. "Culinary research chef" Jason Ball got involved at that point and after some experimentation, the seaweed's unique bacon-like taste was discovered. Followed by exhultation from every Jew and liberal handwringing worldwide. Langdon is currently able to grow 20-30 lb (9-14 kg) of dulce per week in his two tanks, but is planning on upping that amount to 100 lb (45 kg). Toomb's students, meanwhile, are preparing a marketing plan for the seaweed, and examining its commercial feasibility as a large-scale aquaculture crop. Try not to screw this one up or we'll give it to the kindergarteners to come up with a better marketing plan. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #10 Sing, seaweed, your siren song, "Bacon!" Till shaken salts' ears are all achin', And pepper your patter With sizzle and spatter -- The Grecians will still think you're fakin'. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-07-20 19:18 |
| #9 Sounds like a perfect addition to sushi. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-07-20 15:09 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: BigEdLB 2015-07-20 14:26 |
| #7 All the vegans in the lab swear it tastes like bacon... They said Turkey bacon tasted like bacon. They lied. You could grow used to it as a substitute but nobody, every, would fail a blind taste test. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-07-20 14:22 |
| #6 Tell it to the marines (old sailors will never buy it). |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-07-20 14:21 |
| #5 Yes but what was the growth rate of abalone fed BACON? |
| Posted by: Chuckles Shatle5927 2015-07-20 13:47 |
| #4 Another (sea)weed to let free into the environment. What happens when this "super" strain competes with the seaweed in the normal environment? Does it take over and perhaps even beyond seaweeds normal environment? Kudzu anyone? |
| Posted by: tipover 2015-07-20 11:32 |
| #3 Soylent Oink |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-07-20 09:25 |
| #2 Smells kinda like bullshit to me. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-07-20 08:41 |
| #1 Let me guess... Pig of the Sea ? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-07-20 07:38 |