In the past Dulse (Palmaria palmata) was rolled and dried pulse was chewed like tobacco.
Traditionally dulse was harvested after it had been washed three times in the May floods.
In folk medicine, dulse was used to treat parasitical infections, relieve constipation and treat scurvy.
In the 12th century, dulse was eaten by monks and by Vikings. Icelandic Sagas tell us that dulse, or sol, has been eaten by humans since 961 AD.
Nutritionally, dulse is packed with more protein than chicken or almonds, and a small amount of dulse can provide more than 100% of the daily allowance of vitamin B6.
In modern herbals, dulse is indicated for skin problems, headaches and sore throats.
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Alwasy enjoy your blogs, this one caught my attention as I was looking through your website. I live by the sea and quite often go and collect seaweed, dulse quite commons and I enjoy eating it raw.
I didn’t realize how much protein was in it, very good to know!!
Thank you
I am a canadian from Nova Scotia and I grew up every summer in Digby eating dulse (probably daily).I remember my grandmother putting it on the roof of her house to dry. or my uncles blocking off a portion of road and having it dry that way. I still eat it to this day and as a avid eater of dulse I have to thank my Nanny who will be 94 in a cpl days for introducing me to it
Alwasy enjoy your blogs, this one caught my attention as I was looking through your website. I live by the sea and quite often go and collect seaweed, dulse quite commons and I enjoy eating it raw.
I didn’t realize how much protein was in it, very good to know!!
Thank you
I am a canadian from Nova Scotia and I grew up every summer in Digby eating dulse (probably daily).I remember my grandmother putting it on the roof of her house to dry. or my uncles blocking off a portion of road and having it dry that way. I still eat it to this day and as a avid eater of dulse I have to thank my Nanny who will be 94 in a cpl days for introducing me to it