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Welsh Laver Seaweed Butter with Seasoning (Welsh Sea Black Butter)

Welsh Laver Seaweed Butter with Seasoning (Welsh Sea Black Butter)

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Welsh Sea Black Butter is laverbread mixed with Welsh Salted butter and little bit sea salt. Laverbread the culinary DNA of Wales, a food icon and one of the food wonders of the world. Versatile and nutritious, it's one of Wales's greatest treasures, with a history that goes back for centuries. We have mixed it with butter so you can cook amazing food at home.

*DO NOT REFREEZE*
This product is sent frozen and may defrost in transit, so it is unsuitable for refreezing.

Pickup available at Câr-y-Môr

What is it?

Despite its name, Laverbread is not a type of bread at all, it is a puree which is made from laver seaweed that has been slowly simmered for several hours. Laverbread is the cooked version of 'laver' - porphyra seaweed - a diaphanous red algae found abundantly along Wales's rocky coastline.

This laver seaweed is hand gathered in a sustainable manner from the UK coastline and then washed several times to remove all the sand, molluscs, and any crustaceans. It is then slowly cooked for several hours before being blended into a gluey puree.

We then mix this with melted Welsh Organic butter and mix so it slowly as it cools which then combines into one of the most flavoursome butters that you would ever try.

What does it taste like?

I simply love eating good food, and laverbread has this innate ability to make everything taste good. Maybe it's what the Japanese call "Unami” which means "essence of deliciousness" and is one of the core tastes including Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Savoury and Salty.

Mixing the laverbread with the Welsh Salted butter creates a creamy rich Olive Mariney flavour which becomes very additive.

Nutritional Benefits

Laver, the king of seaweed superfoods

"Laver seaweed contains more vitamins and minerals than any land-based vegetable".

"Gram for gram, Laver contains more protein than chicken."

"Laver contains 10x as much vitamin A as spinach and 4x times as much vitamin C as apples”.

Laverbread is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, calcium, and protein. The level of protein is the highest of all the seaweeds and said it can be between 30 - 50% protein. I found this percentage staggering and didn't quite believe it so I've been sending a sample of dried laver to the labs every month for a year to monitor protein levels and how they change according to the seasons: On average per 100g sample, dried laver holds 35% protein, which is amazing, this means, gram for gram, Laver contains more protein than chicken.

In addition, Laverbread is a powerhouse of vitamins and amino acids and has particularly high concentrations of Vitamin A, B2, B9, and C. Amino acids are essential for muscle development and strength. Vitamin A is important for the immune system and helps support bone health and eye health. Vitamin B9 is important in red blood cell formation and healthy cell growth. Vitamin C helps boost antioxidant levels, lower blood pressure and helps the body repair itself.

“Out of all the seaweeds Laver is the healthiest, it's the king of all the seaweeds”.

  • A
  • B2
  • B9
  • C
  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • Potassium
  • Manganese

Ingredients

Butter, Laver Seaweed.

Allergens

Butter (dairy) , Cannot guarantee crustacean and mollusc free.

Storage

Sold frozen in a glass jar. Use within 10 days of receipt. Keep in fridge.

*DO NOT REFREEZE*
This product is sent frozen and may defrost in transit, so it is unsuitable for refreezing.

How to use it

For the first time, simply spread it onto hot toast to really appreciate the flavour.

From then on experiment away. My personal favourites and my pure guilty pleasure is a hot white roll with Welsh Sea Black Butter and smoky crispy bacon and a dollop of Mor Ketchup. If I'm really treating my self then I would add an egg, laverbread patty, cheese and pickles to the mix for the ultimate breakfast.

For the kids I put it on their beans on toast, jacket potatoes or mix it with freshly cooked pasta and a sprinkle of cheese.

For weekend dinner treats I love cooking it with risotto rice and roasted butternut squash. Or try melting it in a pan with a couple of diced spring onions, a few crushed garlic cloves, 1 chopped red chilli, 200g of fresh crab meat, a handful of fresh parsley and handful of grated parmesan with around 200g of freshly cook linguine pasta.

The story of Welsh Sea Black Butter

Welsh Sea Black Butter was invented on our multi award winning flag ship Café Mor - the first fishing boat, solar powered, seaweed kitchen in the world. It was the first thing we did, ever. The reason was flavour, but it also helped breakdown the door for those who might be a little squeamish with laverbread.

Welsh Seaweed Black Butter is a staple. We cook our lobster in it, our crab, pan fry fish with it and liberally spread it on our burger and bacon butties, veggie burgers. We have even made seaweed butter caramel out of it to pour on top of our brownies. It is such an integral part of our menu it is basically Café Mor in a jar.

Café Mor started life in 2010 at local farmers markets on my mums 1970s tablecloth and went on to win best street food in the UK twice and then one of 80 Lonely Planets must visit food trucks around the world and selected to cater for the athletes at the London Olympic games in 2012.

Farmers markets turned to Glastonbury music festival then turned into the famous fishing boat where it has been anchored at Freshwater West beach for the past several years. It is now located at The Old Point House in Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire.

Shipping Policy

Shipping Charges

Our current charge for UK shipping is £9.50 with free delivery for any orders £50 and over. Our method of shipping depends on the product bought, for all perishable items, Shellfish etc, we ship via APC and all non-perishables its via Royal Mail's Tracked 48 service. These charges may be subject to change but will be clearly displayed at checkout. We also offer an express delivery option. Please see below for more details.

International Shipping

Unfortunately we are not able to ship internationally...Yet but watch this space!

Method of Delivery

We generally use APC & Royal Mail couriers to deliver our products but it may be necessary at times to use other companies/methods of delivery.

Delivery Time

We endeavour to ensure all orders are processed in a timely and prompt manner and shipped as quickly as possible. Please allow 1-3 working days from the date of order. 

Notification of Shipment

You should receive notification by email when your order has been processed and shipped.

Queries regarding Ordering and Shipping.

If your query is of an urgent nature or you are having any issues with processing your order online, then please call our contact number during office hours.

If you have a general enquiry, then please use our contact page and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Frozen Products

Our Frozen products (Butters, Pesto and Laverbread) are shipped in protective wool cool packaging so that they arrive with you chilled and are  "ready to use" . Please ensure that they are kept refrigerated and used within 10 days of opening/receipt. If ordering frozen products, please ensure you are able to receive their delivery as we may not be able to assist with the replacement of goods that have been subject to a failed delivery that is not due to an issue relating to PBFC or our courier/postal service. 

Express Delivery 

Our express delivery service which will be delivered our Courier, APC within 1-2 working days. Please note this is working days and does include Saturday's or the day of order. Please select the relevant option at checkout. Please note that it is not always possible to dispatch Frozen products on a Saturday or Sunday using our express delivery service - due to the logistics of products needing to arrive with you chilled, Orders placed on Fridays or over the weekend may be delivered on either the Monday or the Tuesday of the following week (Please refer to previous notes regarding Frozen goods and Friday ordering).

Returns Policy

We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchases. If you are unhappy with your product then please let us know as soon as possible and you will be given the option of either a refund (within 30 days) or a voucher code against a future purchase, to be confirmed by our sales team. We would not expect you to return perishable items so either we would resend your item or refund, however we would expect you to notify us on the day of delivery if there are any issues with your package contents.

We have a 30-day return policy for non perishable items, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return.

To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unused and preferably unopened and it must be in its original packaging. You will also need to quote your order number/reference as proof of purchase.

To start a return please contact us at sales@carymor.wales  giving full details of your intended return and quoting your order/reference number. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.

You can always contact us for any return questions at sales@carymor.wales.

Please ensure that items are kept in the correct manner, as noted on the product label/packaging, until their return.

Damages and issues
Please inspect your order upon receipt and contact us immediately if any item is defective, damaged or if you have received the wrong item.

Exceptions / non-returnable items
Certain types of Beach Food items cannot be returned, like perishable goods such as chilled and frozen items, seafood and other certain foodstuffs. Any custom weighed and packaged products and certain special orders or personalised labelled items. Please get in touch if you have questions or concerns about your specific item. It may be possible to still consider a refund and we may request photographic evidence to support your refund request.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards and vouchers.

Exchanges
It may be possible for us to exchange products that do not fall under the exceptions/non-returnable items section above. The fastest way to ensure you receive an exchange is to contact us with your exchange/return details, request a refund and make a separate purchase for the new item.

Refunds
We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded via your original payment method. Please remember it can take at least 5-7 days for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund back to you, once we have issued it.

 

  • ★★★★★
    "I have just received your delivery of Welsh Laver Seaweed Butter. How dare you send me this amazing product without a warning that it would be the greatest food I have ever tasted in my 70 years on this planet. This was a step too far and I am already an addict. When I come down to earth, I shall order more."
    Lindsay W

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