Seafood/Talk

Just curiosity, edible algae are not considered seafood?

I would certainly consider them such; I don't find them in my grocery store, though, so if you can name some, please add them. I deliberately did not include seaweed, though, such as Japanese Nori and Hijiki, because I think English speakers generally apply the term "seafood" only to animals. Algae may also be a stretch for some.

Actually, i used the word algae because i forgot the term seaweed.

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Well, there's a Welsh dish from seaweed, known as 'Laver bread' IIRC.

....and sodium alginate is a very common food ingredient ,as a thickener and gelling agent etc. It's not regarded as a food item in its own right, though

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I couldn't help myself but I think this page should list dishes rather than ingredients. LinusTolke

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Even when the dishes are defined as "seafood" by their ingredients? The term is also frequently used to refer to the ingredients themselves without reference to any particular dish: for example, a "seafood market" sells fresh fish, mollusks, etc., but does not serve cooked food. --LDC

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OK. Then I will change the definition. LinusTolke