Hippies making themselves useful

Apparently, they missed the flavor too.

A guilt-free superfood that tastes like bacon

Food lovers might no longer have to choose between tastiness and healthiness.

As will be familiar to anyone miserably chewing through leaf after leaf of kale in a beleaguered attempt to shed a few pounds, it’s hard to banish thoughts of cheeseburgers, pizza or — many a dieter’s Achilles’ heel — bacon.

But some of those cravings, at least, might soon be banished, if researchers at Oregon State University are correct.

Chris Langdon, a researcher at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, has along with colleagues created and patented a new strain of dulse, a red seaweed which boasts amazing nutritional benefits.

It also, and perhaps more importantly, tastes like bacon, according to its creators.

He told the University’s newspaper that it was “pretty amazing.”

“When you fry it, which I have done, it tastes like bacon, not seaweed. And it’s a pretty strong bacon flavor.”

Now, if only I could find a way to convince them to send me a few pounds so that I can test it myself….