Scientists say that we know more about outer space than we do about the seven seas here on earth. Our oceans have been a source of food, fortune and surprise since time immemorial. Imported from Korea, the Sea Greens Algues seaweed wafers are a testament to the diverse variety of nutritional options offered by the sea to modern consumers. According to many culinary experts, edible seaweed is considered to be a 'superfood' packed with fiber and other useful nutrients and vitamins, which grows naturally in the oceans without any pesticides, fertilizers, fresh water, energy inputs or, of course, the use of arable land. Offered in Garlic, Spicy and Korean BBQ flavors, the roasted seaweed snacks are stacked eight per pack in recyclable plastic trays and overwrapped with an attractive paper-thin printed poly-aluminum pouch that's securely heat-sealed at both ends. Each individual five-gram portion, comprising three rectangular-shaped strips inside a thing cellophane wrapper, contains a silica gel desiccant to keep the wafers dry and crisp, with each part of the package claimed to be recyclable. Assuming that is the case, I am sure that Canadian consumers will see more and more sea-harvested product like that becoming increasingly more mainstream as part of the broader worldwide efforts to stem the tide against relentless global warming, in which traditional livestock farming, like it or not, plays a disproportionately large role. And with innovative Canadian companies like Cascadia Seaweed Corp. in Sidney, B.C, and Acadian Seaplants Ltd. in Dartmouth, N.S., starting to commercialize their seaweed farm operations, there will be less need to search the world to get your hands on these nutritious and healthy alternatives to traditional snacking indulgences offering far less nutritional value.
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