What is red seaweed?

[swalden]

Which types of seaweed are edible?

[brachiopod]

Don't know about your first question - red seaweed? What do you mean?

However, your second question, re; edible seaweed, if you are in the UK, then the 'common' or 'black' laver, Porphyra umbilicalis, is an edible seaweed.

It forms thin, filmy sheets rather than the fronds you would usually associate with 'seaweed', and it is rather black / brown (sepia) in colour, although is often referred to as 'purple'.

I last had some fried for breakfast about a month ago - it's quite a delicacy in South Wales, and since I'm back in Swansea again next weekend, I shall no doubt be having some more !!

[Sequin]

Chondrus crispus - also known as Carragheen

[Rabelais]

Palmaria palmata is an edible red seaweed it is commonly called Dulse or Dillisk and is mainly eaten in Ireland both (NI and the Republic). It is occasionally treated by smoking before eating and invariably disgusting.

[Jacobean]

There are many types of edible sea weed, all have different flavours, and all are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals and trace elements (most notably Iodine). They also contain beneficial substances that are found in very few other foods, such as alginate (which helps detoxify cells), and beta glucans (which boost the immune system). The only red seaweed I know of is dulse. Other edible varieties are haijiki, kombu, carragean, & nori (the best tasting and the kind used in sushi and japanese rice crackers) and can be found in most health food stores. I hope this helps.