The algae man
Toine Wilke is the algae man. He once he was fascinated by this healthy and sustainable vegetable from the sea during a surf trip to Indonesia. “In 2013 I graduated with ‘world seaweed guru’ Stefan Kraan in Ireland. There I learned all about the food of the future,” he says in To eat!.
Once back in the Netherlands, I wanted to make seaweed today’s food. “Toine turned to seaweed burgers. A year later, this was voted the best scientific / social idea in the Netherlands. Three years later, the its products were available at a number of large supermarket chains and wholesalers.
With his latest creation, De Zeewierbox, he wants to show everyone how delicious and easy it is to cook with seaweed at home. His ambition: to conquer the world with algae.
Rich in nutrients
Toine: “It’s a very nice natural product. It’s packed with nutrients and taste. It tastes great. Fibers, vitamins, minerals and proteins and omega 3’s; they’re all in this vegetable. That’s what algae are all about. are five minerals that, together with the omega 3 species, ensure the development of our brain “.
It is a perfect addition to our current diet. That’s why it’s really weird that we eat so little. While Asia is everywhere in supermarkets, in the West we hardly eat seaweed, not even in the Netherlands. “Not on sushi and wakame salad that shines.”
