Eating pond scum

6 Minute English

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2020-02-27

6 分钟
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  • Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

  • I'm Neil.

  • And I'm Sam.

  • In this program, we'll be looking at an unusual food called microalgae,

  • and asking whether eating algae might be better for our health and the health of the planet.

  • And of course, we'll be looking at some of the related vocabulary along the way.

  • Yuck.

  • I'm not sure about eating algae, Neil.

  • I mean, what's the strangest thing you've ever eaten?

  • Well, I once tried fried stick insect in Thailand, and I've had ants as well that were from Colombia.

  • Uh, okay, yeah, both fairly strange for us here in the UK, but what about pond scum, Neil?

  • pond scum is the slang name for microalgae.

  • Green plant organisms such as spirulina,

  • which grow in water, like ponds, and look a bit slimy or scummy before being dried.

  • Here, we're talking about edible algae, meaning it's okay to eat.

  • More than okay.

  • In fact, these types of food algae are actually good for your body.

  • Microalgae like spirulina and chlorella are packed full of proteins,