Slake

Slake is the name gien tae sindry species o eatable fresh- an saut-watter algae that conteins a heich amoont o meeneral sauts, in parteecular iodine an airn. It is smuith an fine, aften clappit tae rocks. Slake is common aboot the wast coast o Breetain an the east coast o Ireland alang the Erse Sea.

Whan bylt it forms a jeely an can be etten o breid insteid o butter. It can be ceukit in soup cried slake-kail.

Species o slake fund aboot Scotland is Enteromorpha prolifera, Gloeocapsa magma, Monostroma grevillei, sindy species o Gracilaria kent as Reid-slake, Enteromorpha intestinalis kent as watter puddins, Ulva lactuca kent as green slake,  an Porphyra laciniata an Porphyra umbilicalis baith kent as slake-kail.

Category:Edible algae
Category:Reid algae
Category:Welsh cuisine
Category:Sea vegetables
Category:Seaweeds