Some additional food for thought: seaweed at the best with this recipe for seaweed cake – from the late Prof Isabelle Abbott who was a pioneer in seaweed from the University of Hawaii.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups salad oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups grated or chopped seaweed: sea palm (Nereocystis), ogo (Gracilaria coronopifoloia), guso (Eucheuma or Kappaphycus) which is a local species from Hawaii and many tropical seas, including the Philippines. You could use a local equivalent. For this recipe, use about 1 tablespoon of dry Pacific Seamoss powder – as it swells up 15 x it is about the same as 2 cups)
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup crushed, drained pineapple (or 1 cup grated coconut, fresh)
- preferably 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Method for Seaweed Cake
- Mix well the sugar and salad oil.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
- Add the seaweed, carrots, and pineapple (or coconut).
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, mix well.
- Add the chopped walnuts.
- Bake in oblong pan or loaf pan at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes.
- Serve plain or with buttercream frosting. A moist cake which keeps very well.
Recipe source
Marine algae expert Isabella Aiona Abbott broke barriers during her long career as a scientist, author, and university professor. She is thought to be the first Native Hawaiian person to earn a PhD in science. She was the first woman and first person of color to become a full Professor of Biology at Stanford University. After teaching at Stanford from 1960–1982, she retired and pursued a second career as professor of botany at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Abbott established the University’s undergraduate major in Ethnobotany.
Reference
Womens History – Prof Isabella Abbot who died in 2010
Wikipedia Details of Professor Abbot
Other Recipes for Seaweed
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