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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
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- Seaweed can be healthy to eat and to cook.
- Many people say they do not like its smell.
- A study tested if fermentation can change seaweed taste.
- Fermentation used bacteria to change the food.
- Fermented seaweed had a milder and fresher flavour.
- The texture became firmer and less runny.
- In a test, people preferred the fermented seaweed.
- Researchers said this could help make tasty seaweed foods.
- The study comes from a university team.
Difficult words
- fermentation — A process that uses microbes to change food
- bacterium — A very small living cell that helps change foodbacteria
- texture — How food feels in the mouth
- flavour — The taste and smell of food
- researcher — A person who studies and tests ideasResearchers
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Discussion questions
- Do you like the smell of seaweed?
- Have you tried fermented food before?
- Would you try fermented seaweed?
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