Fundy Dulse

 

Dulse is a red seaweed that grows attached to rocks in the intertidal zone of the North Atlantic, particularly Canada’s Bay of Fundy, home of the world’s highest tides. Fronds may vary in color from rose to reddish-purple, and range from about 20 to 40 cm (8″ to 16″). Bay of Fundy dulse is hand harvested, usually from June-September, during low tide and naturally air-dried on netting or directly on the shoreline rocks. Dulse grows quickly in the summer and the same shores may be picked every two weeks, corresponding to the new and full moons. Harvesters remove only a portion of the dulse, leaving the holdfasts and part of the fronds. This allows the plant to continue growing.

Dulse is sold as either whole dried fronds or ground into granular or powdered form. Very high in protein (22%) and other essential nutrients, it is eaten as a snack food or used in traditional chowders, stews and creams as a natural flavoring and thickener.

A traditional food of the First Nations Mi’kmag, dulse (wadakuna’sikjech in Mi’kmag) was also an important food source for the Acadians and early Scottish and Irish settlers. Declining popularity in today’s modern marketplace and the always-present threat from shoreline pollution are both problems for this wonderful, natural Canadian Maritime foodstuff.

 

Where to source:

 

British Columbia

Real Raw Foods
250 496 5215
15-A-2
Naramata, BC
realrawfood@shaw.ca
http://www.realrawfood.com/

Nova Scotia

Fundy Dulse
902 245 4388
RR4, Gullivers Cove
Digby County, NS
wanda@fundydulse.ca
http://www.fundydulse.com/contact.htm

Fundy Adventures (offers a trip to learn how to pick, dry, and prepare fundy dulse)
902 245 4388
685 Gulliver’s Cove Road
Digby Neck
info@fundyadventures.com
http://www.fundyadventures.com/adventures.htm

Seaboost
1 800 393 5357
Lower Sackville, NS
support@seaboost.ca
http://www.seaboost.ca/

A.C. Covert Limited
902 454 8688
2703 Clifton Street
Halifax, NS
mike.mcglone@cookeaqua.com

Fisherman’s Market International Inc.
902 445 3474
607 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS
gino@fishermansmarket.com
www.fishermansmarket.com

Casey’s Fisheries Limited
902 245 5801
146 Water Street
Digby, NS
lindawalker600@hotmail.com

Waynes World Lobster and Seafood
902 465 6686
99 Government Wharf Road
Eastern Passage, NS

also available at:

Lobsterworld Inc.
902 889 3327
10320 Hwy. 7, Oyster Pond
Head of Jeddore, NS
websales@lobsterworld.com
http://www.lobsterworld.com/

New Brunswick

Roland’s Sea Vegetables
506 662 3468
174 chemin Hill Road
Grand Manan, NB
rolandsdulse@nb.aibn.com
www.rolandsdulse.com

Atlantic Mariculture
506 662 8150
dulse@nbnet.nb.ca
www.organicdulse.com

Slocum & Ferris
506 652 2260
Saint John City Market
47 Charlotte Street
Saint John, NB
slocum@dulse.com
http://www.dulse.com/