Seaweed cooking to take culinary world by storm

A new and very different cookery book written by a relatively unknown Irish writer is hitting the shelves. ‘Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Kitchen’ is a comprehensive guide to healthy everyday cooking with seaweeds.

It is a 288 page, full colour hardback with sections on Irish seaboard lore, recipes old and new, nutritional information and personal anecdotes combined with the faintest hint of nostalgia in a refreshingly original mix of common sense and practical cookery.

Over 100 colour photographs and original line drawings represent not simply the foods featured, but also provide a glimpse of a unique west of Ireland lifestyle and landscape. Rick Stein and many other famous Chefs have contributed their own favourite recipes using different seaweeds.

In this video Prannie talks about what inspired her to write the book, how people react when they first try eating seaweed and also the potential health benefits of seaweed on illnesses such as cancer.

The video also features TV chef Rachel Allen.

The cookbook can be purchased from prannie.com or amazon.co.uk at a special launch price of £22.50 until 8th December 2009. After that date the cost will be €35 or sterling equivalent.

For further information on the cookbook: prannie.com

For information on Ireland: discoverireland.com