Algae are national foods of many nations: China consumes more than 70 species, including fat choy, a cyanobacterium considered a vegetable; Japan, over 20 species such as nori and aonori; Ireland, dulse; Chile, cochayuyo.
ˈælɡiː ɑːɹ nˈæʃənəl fˈuːdz ʌv mˈɛni nˈeɪʃənz: tʃˈaɪnə kənsˈuːmz mˈoːɹ ðɐn sˈɛvənti spˈiːsiːz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ fˈæt tʃˈɔɪ, ɐ sˌaɪɐnˌɑːbɐktˈɪɹiəm kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ vˈɛdʒɪɾəbəl; dʒəpˈæn, ˌoʊvɚ twˈɛnti spˈiːsiːz sˈʌtʃ ɐz nˈɔːɹi ænd ˌeɪənˈɔːɹi; ˈaɪɚlənd, dˈʌls; tʃˈɪli, kˌɑːtʃeɪˈuːjoʊ.