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Common edible seaweeds in the Gulf of Alaska / Dolly Garza.

Garza, Dolores A. (Author). Alaska Sea Grant College Program. (Added Author).

Summary:

For millennia, Alaska Natives have subsisted on the wild edibles-plants, animals, and seaweeds, found in abundance along Alaska's shores. In this book, Dr. Dolly Garza, a Haida-Tlingit Indian, tells how to locate, identify, and prepare several species of seaweeds and one beach plant as tasty snacks and for the dinner table.

Record details

ISBN: 1566120861
ISBN: 9781566120869
Physical Description: iv, 60 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: Fairbanks, Alaska : Alaska Sea Grant College Program, [2005]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-55) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to Seaweeds -- Traditional uses -- Nutrition -- Collecting Seaweed: Planning -- Harvesting -- Processing -- Alaria marginata (Winged kelp, wakame) -- Fucus gardneri (Popweed, rockweed) -- Laminaria (Kelp, kombu) -- Nereocystis luetkeana (Bull kelp, bullwhip kelp) -- Porphyra (Black seaweed, nori, laver) -- Palmaria mollis (Ribbon seaweed, dulse) -- Ulva fenestrate (Sea lettuce) -- Salicornia virginica (Beach asparagus) -- Recipes: Seasonings -- Snacks -- Main dishes -- Side dishes -- Canned products.