When you skip by seaweed on the beach or crunch into nori wrapped sushi rolls, you're interacting with something that also exists as billion-year-old fossils. In Australia, palawa people have crafted bull kelp water carriers for millennia, and from Ireland to Japan, seaweed’s been a culinary ingredient, a cough remedy and a way to pay taxes. Nowadays, this versatile alga gets shaped into sushi rolls, musical instruments, plastic alternatives, and could be a powerful tool in combating climate change.

This episode features co-founder of South Coast Seaweed, Sarah Thomas; food writer, photographer and award-winning author, Emiko Davies; composer, instrumentalist and composer, Yyan Ng; performer and marine scientist, Emily Sheppard; and marine ecologist and founder of Venus Shell Systems and PhycoHealth, Dr Pia Winberg. A special thanks to 100 Climate Conversations; the National Film and Sound Archive; the Tasmanian Archives; and Uluu. Listen to Dr Pia Winberg on 100 Climate Conversations here.  

This episode was inspired by items from the Powerhouse Collection, such as a 19th century tin of Irish moss and 1879 bottled nori from Japan. 

Culinary Archive Podcast is a Powerhouse series hosted by Lee Tran Lam. Listen to season 1 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

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When you skip by seaweed on the beach or crunch into nori wrapped sushi rolls, you're interacting with something that also exists as billion-year-old fossils. In Australia, palawa people have crafted bull kelp water carriers for millennia, and from Ireland to Japan, seaweed&rsquo;s been a culinary ingredient, a cough remedy and a way to pay taxes. Nowadays, this versatile alga gets shaped into sushi rolls, musical instruments, plastic alternatives, and could be a powerful tool in combating climate change.
This episode features co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://southcoastseaweed.com.au/">South Coast Seaweed</a>, Sarah Thomas; food writer, photographer and award-winning author, <a href="https://www.emikodavies.com/">Emiko Davies</a>; composer, instrumentalist and composer, <a href="https://wherewatermeets.com/about/">Yyan Ng</a>; performer and marine scientist, <a href="https://emily.cloud/">Emily Sheppard</a>; and marine ecologist and founder of <a href="https://www.venusshellsystems.com.au/">Venus Shell Systems</a> and <a href="https://www.phycohealth.com/">PhycoHealth</a>, Dr Pia Winberg. A special thanks to <a href="https://www.100climateconversations.com/">100 Climate Conversations</a>; the <a href="https://www.nfsa.gov.au/">National Film and Sound Archive</a>; the <a href="https://libraries.tas.gov.au/tasmanian-archives/">Tasmanian Archives</a>; and Uluu.&nbsp;Listen to Dr Pia Winberg on 100 Climate Conversations <a href="https://www.100climateconversations.com/pia-winberg">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
This episode was inspired by items from the <a href="https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/">Powerhouse Collection</a>, such as a <a href="https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/49065">19th century tin of Irish moss</a> and <a href="https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/12833">1879 bottled nori</a> from Japan.&nbsp;
Culinary Archive Podcast is a&nbsp;<a href="https://powerhouse.com.au/">Powerhouse</a> series hosted by Lee Tran Lam.&nbsp;Listen to season 1 on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/culinary-archive-podcast/id1644639311">Apple Podcasts,</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/06nqJyQWEUM1jOjaBHu7j7?si=e71aec9467984212">Spotify</a>&nbsp;or <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGEvYPXmpogDSptU7Myx-QC9XMbnOVVT&amp;si=AJq0TBRUPu0ghhuq">YouTube</a>.
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Join food journalist Lee Tran Lam to explore Australia’s foodways. Leading Australian food producers, creatives and innovators reveal the complex stories behind ingredients found in contemporary kitchens across Australia.

Culinary Archive Podcast is a Powerhouse series. New episodes released weekly.

Listen to season 1 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,Soundcloud or YouTube.

Image: Alana Dimou

Contributing editor Lee Tran Lam is a freelance journalist who has worked with The Sydney Morning Herald, Gourmet Traveller, The Guardian, SBS Food, FBi Radio, Eater and Turkish Vogue. In 2012, she started The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry podcast, which has been recommended by Bon Appétit, Broadsheet and Concrete Playground; her recent Should You Really Eat That? podcast for SBS also received positive media coverage. As co-founder of Diversity In Food Media Australia, she edited theNew Voices On Food books, which showcased under-represented communities and their food stories.  She was named a Future Shaper by Time OutSydney. 

Join food journalist Lee Tran Lam to explore Australia&rsquo;s foodways. Leading Australian food producers, creatives and innovators reveal the complex stories behind ingredients found in contemporary kitchens across Australia.
Culinary Archive Podcast is a <a href="https://www.powerhouse.com.au">Powerhouse</a> series. New episodes released weekly.
Listen to season 1 on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/culinary-archive-podcast/id1644639311">Apple Podcasts,</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/06nqJyQWEUM1jOjaBHu7j7?si=e71aec9467984212">Spotify,</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/powerhousemuseum/sets/teaser-culinary-archive-podcast?si=31cbb0e0aefd460bbcfc8a43f231d676&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing">Soundcloud</a> or <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGEvYPXmpogDSptU7Myx-QC9XMbnOVVT&amp;si=KmEWWTMPYHL3uVrO">YouTube</a>.
Image: Alana Dimou
Contributing editor Lee Tran Lam is a freelance journalist who has worked with The Sydney Morning Herald, Gourmet Traveller, The Guardian, SBS Food, FBi Radio, Eater and Turkish Vogue. In 2012, she started&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiUld6y-f_xAhXPAnIKHQYDAboQFjAAegQICBAD&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheunbearablelightnessofbeinghungry.com%2F&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QpIti4MLtsU5ky-yKyAzu">The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry</a> podcast, which has been recommended by Bon App&eacute;tit, Broadsheet and Concrete Playground; her recent Should You Really Eat That? podcast for SBS also received positive media coverage. As co-founder of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/diversityinfoodmedia.au">Diversity In Food Media Australia</a>, she edited the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfx9fH-f_xAhUWA3IKHTGaBdcQFjARegQIDhAD&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foodcourtbooks.com%2Fshop%2Fp%2Fnew-voices-on-food-diversity-in-food-media&amp;usg=AOvVaw0GEJcwdR0ZLdO3pkyN1XfC">New Voices On Food</a> books, which showcased under-represented communities and their food stories.  She was named a <a href="https://www.timeout.com/sydney/things-to-do/time-outs-food-and-drink-future-shaper-lee-tran-lam">Future Shaper</a> by Time Out Sydney.&nbsp;

Explore Australia's foodways with food journalist Lee Tran Lam and special guests.

CULINARY ARCHIVE PODCAST

Join food journalist Lee Tran Lam to explore Australia’s foodways. Leading Australian food producers, creatives and innovators reveal the complex stories behind ingredients found in contemporary kitchens across Australia.

New episodes released weekly.

Image: Alana Dimou. 

Join food journalist Lee Tran Lam to explore Australia&rsquo;s foodways. Leading Australian food producers, creatives and innovators reveal the complex stories behind ingredients found in contemporary kitchens across Australia.
New episodes released weekly.
Image: Alana Dimou.&nbsp;