What Is Uni & What Does It Taste Like?

If you frequent sushi restaurants, you may have heard someone at a nearby table ordering sea urchin sushi, leaving you wondering, “What is uni? And what does sea urchin taste like?”

WHAT IS UNI?

Uni is the edible part of a sea urchin, scientifically known as globular echinoderms. These spindly creatures are related to starfish and sea cucumbers and reside on the ocean seabed.

WHAT DOES UNI TASTE LIKE?

An aroma of fresh salty ocean water accents Uni’s rich, thick, creamy texture, and sweet buttery flavor. Unlike other shellfish, uni is soft and melts in your mouth.

HOW TO EAT  SEA URCHIN

INSTRUCTIONS

You may want to use gloves to protect your hands from the sea urchin's spines. Turn your live sea urchin upside down so that its mouth is facing up.

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Use your shears to cut the sea urchin in half. Alternatively, you can use two spoons back-to-back to crack it right open.

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Use a wooden skewer or chopstick to clean this out so that just the orange "meat" remains in the shell.

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Use a spoon to carefully lift the uni from the shell. Add a squeeze of lemon and/or hot sauce to enjoy fresh and raw uni right out of the shell.

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