🇮🇪 Irish Cuisine

Dulse

Dried Dulse Seaweed

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 49 kcal

Chewy, salty-sweet strips of sun-dried Atlantic dulse seaweed, eaten as a snack or crumbled as a savory seasoning over potatoes and soups.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Inspect dulse and remove any small shells or debris.
  2. 2 To eat raw: simply tear into strips and chew as a snack — it softens in the mouth.
  3. 3 To crisp: spread dulse on a baking sheet and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 5-8 min until it crisps like chips.
  4. 4 To pan-fry: flash-fry in butter for 30 seconds until crispy.
  5. 5 Crumble crisped dulse over champ, chowder, or salads as a umami-rich seasoning.
  6. 6 Store dried dulse in an airtight container away from moisture.

Did You Know?

Dulse was so valued in ancient Ireland that it was included in Brehon Law — tenants could gather dulse from their landlord's shoreline as a legal right.