i ate some sea urchin last weekend

[skunkmere]

I tried sea urchin at a sushi spot last week.since i had one in the tank i thought why not. I didnt like it it had a orange thick sauce and had to force it down to avoid spitting it on the front restaurant windows. :hmm3: :frog:

[444reefkeeper]

I would have liked to see that.

I've only had grouper nuggets...

[Wrassemeister]

I had aligator before, wasn't too bad

[aiko670]

Alligator is usually deep fried... Doesn't taste like much other than breading...

I love sushi but don't like urchin or eel.

[pescadero]

abel, you might have gotten some bad uni. bad sea urchin tastes bitter and looks like baby poop. that's what i got the first time that i tried sea urchin in a sushi bar. i also had trouble not spitting it out and it was a major achievement to swallow it. i went a long time before i tried eating uni again.

the next time i got sea urchin, it was fresh. it still looked like baby poop, but it wasn't at all bitter. it was a much better taste experience, and it wasn't at all bad.

i guess there's a reason that they say that sea urchin isn't beginner's sushi, or that its an acquired taste. i think that most of the time when people say that they are unknowingly making up for the fact that they got some sea urchin that wasn't the best quality. it spoils very fast, so you're not likely to get the non-bitter variety very often. when i order sea urchin, i always ask how old its is, how good it is, and if i don't have to pay for it if its bitter.

eel? i absolutely love it. unagi don is one of my favorite dishes at a Japanese restaurant. a properly prepared unagi has a very delicate flaky texture and a very delicate flavor as well.

sure, they're not for everyone, but i love them. ;) don't give up on sea urchin yet. if you find some good uni you may like it.

OT - I've got the photos. Thanks!

[mbunaman]

Us Italians eat them raw. Back in Italy people would find them near the rocky beaches and would crack them open and eat them on the spot. We also cook them into our pasta especially during the Christmas season.

[tp5056]

I have to agree that I wasn't a fan of the sea urchin. Another one i didn't like was salmon rowe .... yuck! Actually it was quail egg on top of salmon rowe if i remember correctly ...

I did like eel alot though!