Dried Laver Seaweed (Welshman's Caviar)
Welshman's caviar is handpicked laver seaweed from the Pembrokeshire coast which has been dried and toasted to bring out its unique depth of flavour. A store cupboard favourite, essential to everyday cooking.
Beachfood customer review (with thanks to Harriet L for letting us share) :
"The Welshman’s Caviar is absolutely delicious! I’ve eaten a whole jar with a spoon already… and it only arrived yesterday! "
Ingredients: Pembrokeshire laver seaweed, and nothing else. 10g
Allergens: Cannot guarantee crustacean or mollusc free.
Storage: Store in a cool dry place. This product is supplied ambient. Best to use within a year.
What is it?
100% laver seaweed and nothing else, just pure laver flavour gold. It is always hand gathered from the Pembrokeshire coast and never from anywhere else. It is then washed several times to remove all the sand, molluscs, and any crustaceans. It is then slowly dried over 24 hours and then toasted to maximise the flavour. The laver seaweed is then lightly flaked, jarred, and sealed.
What does it taste like?
It has a more mild, natural olive marine flavour compared to laverbread. On its own, the wonderful fresh flavour that the toasting brings out makes it subtle but essential.
Nutritional Information
Laverbread is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, calcium, and protein. The level of protein is the highest of all the seaweeds and said it can be between 30-50% protein. The Pembrokeshire Food Company team found this percentage staggering and didn't quite believe it so they sent a sample of dried laver to the labs every month for a year to monitor protein levels and how they change according to the seasons: on average per 100g sample, dried laver holds 35% protein, meaning that gram for gram, Laver contains more protein than chicken.
In addition, Laverbread is a powerhouse of vitamins and amino acids and has particularly high concentrations of Vitamin A, B2, B9, and C. Amino acids are essential for muscle development and strength. Vitamin A is important for the immune system and helps support bone health and eye health. Vitamin B9 is important in red blood cell formation and healthy cell growth. Vitamin C helps boost antioxidant levels, lower blood pressure and helps the body repair itself.
How to use it:
A store cupboard essential. For the first timers, sprinkle it onto your eggs in the morning, your salads at lunch or your rice/pasta dishes in the evening. Treat it like an herb and each sprinkle is just simply adding flavour to what you are cooking.Other ideas are to sprinkle it onto salmon before roasting or add it to miso soups, rice dishes or even roasted vegetables.
About Laver Seaweed
Laver is a seaweed traditionally eaten in Wales usually in the form of Laverbread which is simply laver seaweed which has been boiled for up to 10hrs and processed. Harvesting seaweed in Pembrokeshire goes back a long way with the first mention of it in William Camden's Britannia in 1607. A small cottage industry started at Freshwater West in the late 19th century and the iconic seaweed drying hut provides a reminder of this.
Laver is now quickly regaining recognition for its wealth of vitamins and minerals as well as its unique depth of flavour.
Welshman's caviar is handpicked laver seaweed from the Pembrokeshire coast which has been dried and toasted to bring out its unique depth of flavour. A store cupboard favourite, essential to everyday cooking.
Beachfood customer review (with thanks to Harriet L for letting us share) :
"The Welshman’s Caviar is absolutely delicious! I’ve eaten a whole jar with a spoon already… and it only arrived yesterday! "
Ingredients: Pembrokeshire laver seaweed, and nothing else. 10g
Allergens: Cannot guarantee crustacean or mollusc free.
Storage: Store in a cool dry place. This product is supplied ambient. Best to use within a year.
What is it?
100% laver seaweed and nothing else, just pure laver flavour gold. It is always hand gathered from the Pembrokeshire coast and never from anywhere else. It is then washed several times to remove all the sand, molluscs, and any crustaceans. It is then slowly dried over 24 hours and then toasted to maximise the flavour. The laver seaweed is then lightly flaked, jarred, and sealed.
What does it taste like?
It has a more mild, natural olive marine flavour compared to laverbread. On its own, the wonderful fresh flavour that the toasting brings out makes it subtle but essential.
Nutritional Information
Laverbread is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, calcium, and protein. The level of protein is the highest of all the seaweeds and said it can be between 30-50% protein. The Pembrokeshire Food Company team found this percentage staggering and didn't quite believe it so they sent a sample of dried laver to the labs every month for a year to monitor protein levels and how they change according to the seasons: on average per 100g sample, dried laver holds 35% protein, meaning that gram for gram, Laver contains more protein than chicken.
In addition, Laverbread is a powerhouse of vitamins and amino acids and has particularly high concentrations of Vitamin A, B2, B9, and C. Amino acids are essential for muscle development and strength. Vitamin A is important for the immune system and helps support bone health and eye health. Vitamin B9 is important in red blood cell formation and healthy cell growth. Vitamin C helps boost antioxidant levels, lower blood pressure and helps the body repair itself.
How to use it:
A store cupboard essential. For the first timers, sprinkle it onto your eggs in the morning, your salads at lunch or your rice/pasta dishes in the evening. Treat it like an herb and each sprinkle is just simply adding flavour to what you are cooking.Other ideas are to sprinkle it onto salmon before roasting or add it to miso soups, rice dishes or even roasted vegetables.
About Laver Seaweed
Laver is a seaweed traditionally eaten in Wales usually in the form of Laverbread which is simply laver seaweed which has been boiled for up to 10hrs and processed. Harvesting seaweed in Pembrokeshire goes back a long way with the first mention of it in William Camden's Britannia in 1607. A small cottage industry started at Freshwater West in the late 19th century and the iconic seaweed drying hut provides a reminder of this.
Laver is now quickly regaining recognition for its wealth of vitamins and minerals as well as its unique depth of flavour.
Welshman's caviar is handpicked laver seaweed from the Pembrokeshire coast which has been dried and toasted to bring out its unique depth of flavour. A store cupboard favourite, essential to everyday cooking.
Beachfood customer review (with thanks to Harriet L for letting us share) :
"The Welshman’s Caviar is absolutely delicious! I’ve eaten a whole jar with a spoon already… and it only arrived yesterday! "
Ingredients: Pembrokeshire laver seaweed, and nothing else. 10g
Allergens: Cannot guarantee crustacean or mollusc free.
Storage: Store in a cool dry place. This product is supplied ambient. Best to use within a year.
What is it?
100% laver seaweed and nothing else, just pure laver flavour gold. It is always hand gathered from the Pembrokeshire coast and never from anywhere else. It is then washed several times to remove all the sand, molluscs, and any crustaceans. It is then slowly dried over 24 hours and then toasted to maximise the flavour. The laver seaweed is then lightly flaked, jarred, and sealed.
What does it taste like?
It has a more mild, natural olive marine flavour compared to laverbread. On its own, the wonderful fresh flavour that the toasting brings out makes it subtle but essential.
Nutritional Information
Laverbread is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, calcium, and protein. The level of protein is the highest of all the seaweeds and said it can be between 30-50% protein. The Pembrokeshire Food Company team found this percentage staggering and didn't quite believe it so they sent a sample of dried laver to the labs every month for a year to monitor protein levels and how they change according to the seasons: on average per 100g sample, dried laver holds 35% protein, meaning that gram for gram, Laver contains more protein than chicken.
In addition, Laverbread is a powerhouse of vitamins and amino acids and has particularly high concentrations of Vitamin A, B2, B9, and C. Amino acids are essential for muscle development and strength. Vitamin A is important for the immune system and helps support bone health and eye health. Vitamin B9 is important in red blood cell formation and healthy cell growth. Vitamin C helps boost antioxidant levels, lower blood pressure and helps the body repair itself.
How to use it:
A store cupboard essential. For the first timers, sprinkle it onto your eggs in the morning, your salads at lunch or your rice/pasta dishes in the evening. Treat it like an herb and each sprinkle is just simply adding flavour to what you are cooking.Other ideas are to sprinkle it onto salmon before roasting or add it to miso soups, rice dishes or even roasted vegetables.
About Laver Seaweed
Laver is a seaweed traditionally eaten in Wales usually in the form of Laverbread which is simply laver seaweed which has been boiled for up to 10hrs and processed. Harvesting seaweed in Pembrokeshire goes back a long way with the first mention of it in William Camden's Britannia in 1607. A small cottage industry started at Freshwater West in the late 19th century and the iconic seaweed drying hut provides a reminder of this.
Laver is now quickly regaining recognition for its wealth of vitamins and minerals as well as its unique depth of flavour.