Laverbread is made from the seaweed Porphyra umbilicalis from the genus Porphyra and family Bangiaceae. The seaweed is commonly found around the west coast of Great Britain and east coast of Ireland along the Irish Sea, where it is also known as  or slake.
Laverbread is created from the seaweed Porphyra umbilicalis from the genus Porphyra and family Bangiaceae. The seaweed is frequently found along the west coast of Great Britain and east coast of Ireland, adjacent to the Irish Sea, where it is also known as  or slake.