Story highlights Dulse, a red algae, grows quickly, is packed with nutrients but most importantly, tastes like bacon

Chefs and researchers are looking into ways to incorporate this tasty superfood into recipes

(CNN) Food lovers might no longer have to choose between tastiness and healthiness.

As will be familiar to anyone miserably chewing through leaf after leaf of kale in a beleaguered attempt to shed a few pounds, it's hard to banish thoughts of cheeseburgers, pizza or -- many a dieter's Achilles' heel -- bacon.

But some of those cravings, at least, might soon be banished, if researchers at Oregon State University are correct.

Chris Langdon, a researcher at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center, has along with colleagues created and patented a new strain of dulse, a red seaweed which boasts amazing nutritional benefits.

It also, and perhaps more importantly, tastes like bacon, according to its creators.

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