Used since ancient times, edible seaweed is back in the headlines. Some European countries use it in their dishes, others do not. How many varieties are there in the North Sea and which are eaten? This pilot project, AlgaeFood, aims to encourage their use.
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00:00The diversity of species in macroalgae is huge.
00:09For example, up to 400 species are recognized in the Danish Strait, in the area where we
00:16have higher salinity, but we can utilize only 20 to 30 different species.
00:24The process is very easy.
00:26As long as you know what species you can harvest, you can cut the leaf, the fresh one, clean
00:32it and bring it to the kitchen.
00:36Countries like Ireland are used to it.
00:39There are nations who are not used to algae, although they are near the coast like Denmark,
00:47France, Spain, so they utilize more fish than the algae.
00:52We see this variety of production from algae that is coming, from snacks to fresh production
01:02to pesto and westernized style food.
01:07We see that people are excited to try it and we see that people want to try it again.
01:13So I hope that investors and industry sees the same need and I hope to see by 2030 established
01:22market which is functioning well and sustainable.