What is the difference between sea lettuce and kelp?
Click here to add your own comments
X Close Editor
Submitted by: Mica
Title
Comment <center> <image src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2888670752_d6998318e3.jpg"> Sea Lettuce by <div xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" about="http://www.flickr.com/photos/passitonfromthemill/2888670752/"><a rel="cc:attributionURL" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/passitonfromthemill/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/passitonfromthemill/</a> / <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">CC BY-NC-SA 2.0</a></div> <image src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2999980827_de7dc5d381.jpg"> Kelp by <div xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#" about="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirokazan/2999980827/"><a rel="cc:attributionURL" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirokazan/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirokazan/</a> / <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">CC BY 2.0</a></div> </center> The sea lettuce belongs to the green type of seaweed (chlorophyta) while kelp belongs to the brown type of seaweed (phaeophyta). The taste of sea lettuce is slightly pungent, while that of kelp is salty and sweet. Sea lettuce can be eaten raw such as in salads and kelp is normally softened though cooking, baking or steaming.
Cancel Delete Delete & Ban
Updating Comments page...
Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Edible Seaweed Questions and Comments