Time To Dig Into Some Sea Urchin!
Have you tasted one of the greatest things to ever come from the ocean? Do you know how difficult they are to harvest?
Well, a great documentary will give you all the answers!
The ultimate “foodie food” – the Sea Urchin gets it close-up in “The Delicacy”, the feature documentary from Somm TV founder Jason Wise.
This foodie documentary is now available eon several streamers, so check it out!
Here is the trailer for “The Delicacy”, a look at the delicious and dangerous world of Sea Urchins!
I love Sea Urchins – this is a piece of sushi I got in Tokyo, the sea urchin offering up a briny pop of ocean flavor!
The new documentary looks the sea urchin’s role in nature and the lives of those who bring it to the plates of high-end restaurants around the world!
You can also check out Somm TV, which offers lots of great films and podcasts about food and wine around the world…
“The Delicacy” includes culinary experts like Andrew Zimmern and Ray Isle as it follows the journey of the sea urchin from the ruins of Pompeii to the coasts of Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands, where it’s harvested by divers as a prized delicacy.
The Somm TV team also made “Somm”, the 2013 documentary that followed four candidates trying to pass the famed Master Sommelier examination. It is also a GREAT film!
Of course, this movie makes me want sushi – RIGHT NOW!
And where is the most legendary place to eat some? In Tokyo with Jiro of course!
This legendary Sushi Master has his own documentary, which you can see the trailer for by clicking here:
If you want to be even more experimental with your sushi, how about this?
A “Sea Urchin” Pie!
Yes, a creative Chef makes this, along with a ton of other wild sushi items – like a sushi crunch wrap!
I’d try this in a second! Want to know more, you can check them all out here:
I also had a very unique taste experience involving a sea urchin:
That drink on the left is, in fact, infused with sea urchin! Click here for my entire meal and that taste treat!
I love seafood of all kinds, so when I saw this book, I was immediately hooked:
How could I not be? A mystery about Oysters! Click to see all about these mysterious bi-valves here:
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Ahhhh uni! That is one food I cannot eat. I even tried again recently in Kyoto! It’s just too briny for me. And an uni-infused drink??? Salt water?!!!!!! No thank you!
Chef, I understand – there are certain things that don’t appeal to me, but I grew up in a salt water area so I used used to it and love it! As for the drink it was a very mild flavor that I loved! Thanks for weighing in!
I’ll have to see if they are still in season when we go to Maine at the end of the month.
While they are a bit more complicated to eat right out of their shell, you certainly can’t gt any fresher, right? Let me know what you get!
It’s always an exploration!
Yes indeed – with at times a culinary adventure that doesn’t always pay off! Thanks!
these are new to me and have never tasted them
They are like take a briny bite of the ocean…I love them but a LOT of people have never warmed up to them – similar to Oysters!
Love sea urchins! Hard to find, but when we do, we are very happy. We prefer them just as they are, or on sushi.
I agree that using them on sushi or as a singular taste treat is best!
Oh, what wonderfully delightful links to follow later! I absolutely love sea urchin tho’ may not have had it more than a few dozen times in my lifetime. Difficult to get and very expensive here but just to look at your photos brings forth a huge ‘yes’ and ‘yum’. Thanks for the reading to come 🙂 !
Yes, it’s a bit expensive based on where you live…here in New York you can buy a few ounces of it on a wooden tray like a sushi bar…about $25, so I use it wisely!
I saw these at the Tokyo Fish Market, John. Very interesting to look at. A great post
I have only ever seen this sold in sushi bars in London, so have never tried it because it was always cold. (Or I presumed it was)
Best wishes, Pete.
Yes Pete, it is served cool – not cold but cool…also one of the most expensive sushi options, right up there with fatty tuna!
‘Fatty Tuna’. I would definitely give that a swerve! 😊🐟
It’s delicious and incredibly good for you! Best fish fat in the world!