Easiest way to crack open a spiky sea urchin for the uni!
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- Rinse the shell of the sea urchin and take out the beak (or the mouth) by inserting a sharp pair of scissors, grab, twist, and pull it out. This creates the opening for you to insert 2 spoons with the tips of the back against each other like this. Squeeze the top of the handles and it will crack the uni in half. Dump out the insides that is filled with digested kelp and pick out the leftover kelp that is stuck on gonads. Rinse it until the water comes out clear. You can use your spoon to pick out the gonads or if they're loose, scoop ithem out with your hands gently. Wash off the uni and soak it in salt water for a few minutes. Scoop the uni onto a dry paper towel and enjoy!
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Sea urchins are decimating the kelp forests of Central and Southern California largely due to climage change-related issues. So, eat those unis and take some of the pressure off this delicate biome!!
It’s kinda funny that they’re invasive species, considering they cost so much to purchase despite being very readily available
Or...we can fix the cause of the issue (demanding climate action by multinationals) instead of putting bandaid on the issue. That being said, yes, eat those sea urchins
@@TheChildfreeCurlyGirl I don’t think it resolving something will help. They will expect millions and billions of dollars, if you really want them to listen to you or even do a pinch of anything.
Problem is no one wants low quality sea urchins, so just collecting them to eat doesn’t really solve the issue sadly.
From what I hear the low quality ones make good fishing bait though. Maybe one day that could make a big dent in the issue.
@@TheChildfreeCurlyGirl tackling climate change is a good thing and all but this sounds like an invasive species problem which requires eradication measures
Fun fact: sea urchins don't have pain receptors, so they won't feel any pain when you crack them open.
Does it. mean they don't die?
@suerayss no they do, it’s just that they have a really peaceful one
@@thousthadnotasked Are they just. plants then?
@@suerayss Nope, they’re a completely living _animal_ in the ocean.
They’re invertebrates.
you say that like it makes a difference
whenever we go island hopping here in the philippines, our guide dives to get urchins then cracks it open for us to eat! we sometimes add a little bit of vinegar as well :) so fresh and tastes so good!
yess it's so good 😭
Spicy vinegar called "sukang pinakurat" or vinegar with chili is the best!
How does it taste? 😋
@@YasAhm-pd5ku im not good at explaining flavors! for me it just tastes like the sea, but not fishy. texture is amazing, smooth and buttery! :)
@@YasAhm-pd5kuit depends, their flavour varies depending on how creamy the roe is. Sometimes they can taste bitter but other times they have a sweet creamy nutty flavour. The salt water in them makes them taste even better so I recommend NEVER washing them in fresh water like the person in this video or you will ruin the flavour.
this comment section definitely landed in america cuz this is normal af in asia😭
In north africa too xd
*east asia
*east asia
Polynesia too.
Right I was surprised when I saw the comments 💀
In Chile we also eat them with lemon juice, chopped onion, cilantro and a bit of salt 👌🏻
Stop calling Coriander Cilantro🤦🏼♀️
stop you’re making me crave some of that 🤭🤭
@academicannie5413 what's coriander lol
@@Lakridza67 It is called cilantro in Chile, so, no
@@Lakridza67 wtf is Coriander?
They don’t have pain receptors so you don’t have to feel bad about eating them and there decimating kelp forests so please eat as many as you can lol.
Are they high in protein?
@@nofurtherwest3474 yea I think so.
@@adylynemahaffey4449 interesting. i wonder if these types of low level (ie don't feel pain) animal proteins can be used to make imitation steak/pork/etc... because now they use plant protein (ie impossible burger) but i would prefer animal protein but from these low animals like urchin/scallops/krill/grubs/etc... of course it would have to be yummy.
Why would you feel bad, do you feel bad eating a hamburger? Because guess what you killed a cow
@@AyoItsAntony I feel kinda bad eating cow or pig
The first uni I had was horrible. I had to go to a very good restaurant and talk to a fellow diner who happened to be an uni Connaisseur to learn what to look out for. Talking to passionate people about great food is so much fun.
The second uni was amazing by the way!
What does it taste like?
What should we look out for?
@@BGood2679it tastes like crab butter but slightly bitter. I never had “horrible” uni (and I’ve eaten it my whole life), all Uni from my experience is amazing if you go to a sit down restaurant
@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here TY, I don't know why ur comment doesn't show up on this post but I appreciate the feed back and can't wait to try them
@@BGood2679 it is very sweet and not fishy at all. A bit like very fresh scampi.
It is either exceptionally good and sweet or very fishy and pungent.
Pretty certain the one I had was not good. Tasted like the smell of low tide. Bitter and salty. Couldn't swallow it however hard I tried. Not creamy or sweet at all. Also the comment replies arent appearing because TH-cam censors everything now thanks to the Asian C word place...
for anyone wondering it tastes almost like a mango that grew in the ocean
oh wow, i didn't know that! its insides sure look like a mango too
Thank I was wondering what it taste like. Is it like a sweet mango or savory?
@@BGood2679I have NO IDEA where this guy got the analogy to a mango. It tastes nothing like a mango, it tastes like crab butter (aka very buttery, creamy, savory, with a bitter aftertaste)
@@BGood2679
I believe it's more savory people tend to make savoury dishes with it anyways
@@artsyscrub3226 I've come to learn that there's a fruit that looks like sea urchin called rambutans and that's probably where the confusion in savory/sweet comes from
Bold of you to assume I'd ever afford sea urchins 😭😭😭
right 😭 else i'd definitely try
Just get em from beaches
@@Patwirk6969most people won't know what to look for. As she said in the video, not all are edible.
They really aren’t that expensive if you are buying them unprepared like this. Like less than $10 per urchin here. It’s definitely something you should try once if you get a chance.
You can if you dive for them😅
Never wash them in fresh water. Removes a lot of the flavor, and causes the roe to degrade faster
what are you supposed to use then?
So...use hot water?
@@georgebeckons539salt water
No cooking😮
Ok, I'll wash it with the forbidden chocolate water
yall are fighting invisible coments
Every time y’all say “invisible comments” its always “i don’t know how to look at newest section”
@@ihkeseteeietos5722 i do💀 theres deadass 95% of the talking abt the 5% of comments
@@urprettyproblem. many of them look like they're being removed pretty quickly for me. Might be youtube automods
@@asw654 happens to my comments alot LMAO
Lmaooo even tho it's been a year, you're still correct 😂
I don't see any comments of Americans being disrespectful.
Put it in newest comments
@@Squoop16 OK, but why assume they're Americans? Because they're rude? Seems just as incredibly disrespectful as these other comments. If they bug you report them instead of bitching about them being "American" when there's a good chance they aren't.
@@gibbygibbstein7858 Americans are stereotyped for being spoiled, privileged, entitled, rude, uncultured, ignorant, self-absorbed etc. Because for the most part they are. So much so that it became a stereotype.
Never eaten a sea urchin, but I think it’s funny that they look like already-fried fish!
Reading this comment section proves Americans need to leave their country at least once in their lives... Anywhere else... And you'll automatically become somewhat educated... As someone who grew up eating cow tongue, hearts, liver and brain... This is just another source of protein.
No no, better they stay there, so others wont get ruined :)
@@elenrp283 now what if people told you to “stay in your country” 😂😂
@@ophelia_ortensia people wouldn’t say that just Americans because they are ignorant af and don’t travel
@@ophelia_ortensia then i will stay in my country, bcs sometimes its us who need to do self introspection before we go to others' homeland 🥰
@@ophelia_ortensia then they will be labelled as racist and cancelled
This is so off topic but im obsessed with the sailor Moon shirt 😭
THANK YOU!!! I'm a huge sailor moon fan so you'll probably spot a few other sailormoon pieces I get in other videos ✌️
@@Lorrycraves SAME I LOVE SAILOR MOON SMM ITS MY LIFE
what the heck did the people in this comment section never see an urchin
Sure its my first time
It’s my first time seeing one🫡
I never even heard of it before lol
??? NO 😭😭
That's why their kelp is dying. I've heard there was an overpopulation in California.
today at the end of gym class i found a black pom pom from a hat that no one claimed and so i kept it and named it skrunkly the sea urchin
That's so cute . I also have a pink and white pom pom ,called starry
This is so wholesome oml😭🥺
Wait this so wholesome omg 😭
Ok this is cute this comment make my day
The fuck?
As an American, I’m from the Midwest I’m nice don’t worry, I love dishes like these! I’m a huge fan of sea food, don’t know why people are apparently “so disgusted”… I guess it’s the people who’ve never seen how sea food is prepared before?
POV: youre looking for those Americans never leave their country comments:
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I leave the country every month but I aint rich enough to fly across the two ponds and try exotic food😂
Not everybody has money to leave the country rich boy
@@petevela1234
Never said I’m looking for people who leave
I said I’m looking for the comments cuz I see almost everyone mentioning it but I can’t find any so I don’t know what they’re talking about. I’m not rich and I’ve never left the country bimbo.
TO be fair; Dont people get them too in he US? I live directly in the alpes far from the sea. but this is a globalised world and fish shops exist where you can buy them. lots of import and export nowdays
y’all fighting invisible comments
No 💀
Spitting facts
Be sure to get your live uni from a reputable spot because not all sea urchins are edible
I don’t know if mine was prepared wrong but it tasted like a mouthful of ocean water 🥲
They're supposed to taste briny I hear. 😅
As a Hawaiian foster child, I grossed out a white foster couple and their child when they took me to the beach and I found some to snack on. We call these sea urchins 'wana' (pronounced VANA), but I got the boy to at least try a gutless limpet (opihi)
In New Zealand we call it Kina.
We eat it straight out of the shell on the beach after diving for the kina
I’m also Maori from Nz and we literally crack it open shake out the juice and scoop it out and go ham. We love our kinas!
I’ve also never washed mine in water this was the first time me seeing this we just eat it straight out of the water
Same here in the Philippines
@@Gerrysmurphyeah she just washed all the flavour out of it lol.
I’m also a kiwi and love kina ! My cousins and dad go diving and bring me them home and we sit together cracking them open all afternoon eating them. They’re so good but even better eating them straight out of the water at the beach, definitely can’t beat that !
I feel like I could definitely eat this but don't tell me what it is until I eat it
I was thinking the same thing lol
i would just say it was some fish egg
Literally me on so many different occasions of exotic food
Literally me 😂
tell me when you try it then I’ll tell ya what it is
Fun fact: sea urchins are named after Hedgehogs!
Hedgehogs were once called Urchins, that's why people still call children 'urchins' today, as they were mischievous, small, wild etc. Just like a hedgehog. That's why Sea Urchins have the 'Sea' in their name too!
Eventually, Urchins were renamed hedgehogs as they looked like spikey piggies that live in hedges. Sea Urchins were named Sea Hedgehogs too and are still called this by many ☺️😊
Fun fact for me: I never knew you could eat a Sea Urchin. 😂
@Mikayla W 😂😂😂😂
In Germany they are still quite litteraly called sea hedgehogs
@@antsareinterestinganimals3665 so cute!
Same with Anemones and Sea Anemones!
That is so cool thanks for sharing i will not double check this information
Alright...after that SpongeBob episode, and my fear of insects, you handling the vermin with your BARE HANDS is flabbergasting and nightmare fuel. Whoever eats that thing is just 🔥🤯🔥
This is the most gruesome shit ever.
I mean you can say the same thing about anything. Cows are butchered and fish are killed.
@@tinkcrow fair enough lmao
this is child's play lol
@@hel2727 wait didnt u just reply to my comment on a whole other video
Remember Sea urchins are an invasive species that destroy coral
They're called Kina in New Zealand and we love them
What does it taste like?
What should we look out for?
This is so good. The first time I tried it, I was skeptical. But yes! Delicious
What does it taste like?
I don’t know if it was the restaurant or if it had gone bad. Sea urchin I had tasted like poop. Like a bad fart. Had to be bad lol
at a restaurant my parents were friends with the owner. he would always sit us down in front of the kitchen, and when it came time to eat the umi, he’d pop a live one he caught earlier that day in front of us, take his butcher knife and just chop it right in half! i always thought it was so cool how the live urchin moved, i love spotting them in tidal pools and whatnot!
We are having some problems with the little bastards here in California at the moment. Lucky enough we do export Urchin to places like Japan.
We do this the same way in nz without removing the middle. Just straight through with two spoons or a knife
I’ve seen how it’s opened in other countries and I feel like they make it look really hard 😅 it also makes our way look so rough 😂😂
@@yanniarmy3254100%!! 😂 just a quick “doof” straight through the middle and youre good go
African American here, although this may seem not as normal as the foods located in USA, it’s actually very good!
I’ve always wanted to try that so bad 😭😭 can’t wait to go to korea hopefully this year
The whole planet has em champ😅
americans try not to be disrespect challenge: impossible 💀
How so?
@@kayleedoyle3634 i see a bunch of ppl in the comments making ignorant comments about this dish. i get that it’s not for everyone but it really doesn’t hurt to be respectful
@@lulutoess ignorant how
@@lulutoess and you assume all of them are American?
@@sillygoose6727 it’s a joke that americans are usually ignorant and uneducated 😭
I want to know the first human being who decided to eat this. Much respect!
“Yo guys I found a spiky animal! *proceeds to smash and eat insides* hey this kinda bussin tho yall should try”
Trying to find the comment section but can only find the comment section talking about the old comment section.
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the beak was like “man what. this sucks” at first before getting ripped out
I like how Urchins are just living stomachs with teeth
Ive seen this dish so many time and even tho it doesn’t look the most appealing to me i still wanna try it 😌
I never knew that we could eat sea urchin until recently, and I really want to try it. It looks good.
It’s excellent. You can always find it at a Japanese sushi restaurant
Can somebody tell me what this taste like? It looks like perfectly Fried Flounder pieces. It kind of looks good.
It’s hard to explain because it Definitely has its own Unique taste. A good fresh Uni will have a very Creamy Buttery Umami Flavor, with a very Briny Ocean Water taste as well😅 BUT if you get a bad Uni, it’s gonna taste very very Bitter and Metalic😪
Me, an American who has never left the US: "I never knew sea urchins could be edible... I gotta try it."
That actaully looks really good! I'd problay try that but I'd probably have to eat it from a professional place bc I know I would fuck up atleast once trying to get the uni 😭
God I wanna try this so bad 😭 uni, escargot, and balut are my top 3 foods to try that aren't as popular in the US
I’ve had escargot and it’s meh… Can’t wait to try uni. But balut? Are you crazy? That’s crazy. 🤢
@@madnessintomagic balut is good though. You’re just letting prejudice take over your brain. Plus, there’s different numbers/levels in which balut is classified. Not all balut has the duck fully formed. There’s no.16 where it’s just a normal egg. Plus, it’s literally just the same as a chicken egg.
@@jaehyunoverse nice. The streeeeeetch in circular logic you have to bend over backwards to make to turn that into a “prejudice” (racist? really?) thing is staggering. There’s nothing prejudiced or racist about being turned off by the idea of eating fermented fetus that actually looks like an intact dead baby duck. There’s nothing about that that is a criticism of the *people*, only a personal feeling about the dish. And there’s nothing about balut that is “the same as a chicken egg” aside from having a shell. I wouldn’t have bothered to even write so much if you hadn’t inexcusably accused me of prejudice over something completely unrelated to that. wow
@@madnessintomagic okay 👍
I never wanted to try a sea urchin until now.
Those looked really good 🤤
That tear was the last drop of her power
That looks so good, I'm jealous and crying
We call this kina here in Aotearoa 😍
“Stepped on me? Stepped on me?! Are you kidding?! The guy was dancing on me?!”
Nick karata will eat this with his bar hands, not washing it or nun 😂🙌
It’s yummy with some rice. Or Uni sushi 👌🏻 😍
What does it taste like?
What should we look out for?
Woah- that loooks so cool! I know people eat urchin but had no idea they looked like that 😮 could anyone try and give me a description of what it tastes like?
Sea urchins haven’t had a moment of peace since they were named an invasive species 😂😂😂 I jus watched a murder lol
I wanna try uni so bad 👀 it looks so unique
In Italy this is a masterpiece! Spaghetti ai ricci di mare 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝
Half the comments are talking about Americans being dumb, the other half is talking about the video itself. Scrolling for a good minute, I have found a single comment even remotely American, what are y’all talking about..?
Omg girl I’m glad you’re safe. The ASMR is incredible though 😂
The car and rain and darkness is actually soooo relaxing.
Ive never eaten sea urchen but i just love that CRRAAACK when it splits open, very nice 👌
I've always wondered what the texture and flavor of this is. I've never been able to find any near me to try for myself
the texture is super creamy and the flavor is nutty. it tastes amazing
There’s actually no texture at all, it’s so soft and delicate that it offers no resistance. It’s mainly the buttery and creamy flavor with the slightly bitter aftertaste that’s the star of the show
So fancy ngl
that's the most uni I've seen come out of a single urchin
Everyone: wow look at all these crazy American disrespectful comments
Me: sees nothing but respectful comments praising eating urchin
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I don’t know what to say except you’re not looking hard enough? Sort new and you can find them, not a lot, but they’re there
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I was gonna comment the same thing lol, I've been searching through 100's of comments and literally can't find one critical of those things ...... well here's one I'm from Canada and I think it looks disgusting
I'm curious, is this like- super painful for it or quick? I've always wanted to try! :)
It's an animal. It's as painful as being torn apart by a giant.
@@DianaLopezDlo not necessarily depends on it's biology whether it can feel 'pain' or not.
@@skelecvnt all animals feel pain.
@@DianaLopezDlo lol if they physically don't have the facilities to feel pain I don't think so
@@DianaLopezDlo thats just not true
Again, one of those things that make me wonder who looked at that and was like “I’m going to eat it! “
I've always wanted to try uni. Japanese food has always tasted better in my eyes.
I’ve always wanted to try uni :0
At the same time, I’m nervous because i don’t know if I’ll like it or not- I’m a bit picky- also, sea urchins aren’t common here.
If it’s fresh and from a good source, uni is creamy, buttery, and has a umami flavor with hints of the salty ocean. If you like savory foods, I’d recommend it. I hope you have to opportunity to try it eventually!
Why do you have to know beforehand? Just try it lmao then after that you'll know. Or are you scared to find out? So what if you dont like it? If you dont like it then just dont eat it again
My sister hated it bc of the texture. I get it.
@@kittenmimi5326 I’m always slightly nervous before trying new foods but that doesn’t stop me from trying them- like I said, they’re not common here, which is the only reason I haven’t tried it yet.
Now I have to go watch an entire documentary about uni because I’ve never see these let alone it’s insides and I am SO intrigued!!! Thank you!!
Stay curious my friends!
The first person that decided this… thing would make a banging lunch must have been fuckn hungry dude.
tbh, they probably lived near the sea. Made do with the recourses available.
Going out on a limb with this one but does anyone else feel like uni tastes different then the stuff you’d get 5-10+ years ago?
At the risk of sounding dumb, does that hurt it if it is alive? Like, when you crack the beak, does it hurt? I feel like cracking the shell wouldn’t hurt because it’s a shell, but idk. When you eat the “meat,” is that part alive? Does it feel you chomping on it?
Genuine questions 😅😅
Actually Sea Urchins don’t feel a thing! The only thing they know or feel is ‘hey it’s a lil cold in here..’
@@gh0ulbunni817 oh that's somehow relieving to know, thank you
@@gh0ulbunni817 i-
“Brr.. why is it so cold?”
@@gh0ulbunni817 I didn’t know that! Thank you
They don't feel pain because they don't have nerves
it's been so long since I had it, what's it taste like again? Looks delicious though
We call them kina in Aotearoa, New Zealand and we just crack them with the spoons then eat them like that. Easy and nice
That's so cool! I was taught to clean the all the kelp out but have seen some people mention they eat everything inside. How does it taste?
@@Lorrycraves it tastes awesome! I find it creamy as. We usually eat it straight out of the ocean. What does uni taste like? I think they're different types of sea urchin
I've never eaten one of these before, but the color makes them look so yummy. I hope I can try this some day
No because I can’t handle jelly like consistency food 😭 Could I cook it til it’s crispy possibly? I’d love to try it then!
Never eaten sea urchin, but damn that looks absolutely delicious.
That is the most Uni I have ever seen come out of a sea urchin!
SpongeBob got me thinking these things are under water bedbugs😂
Hold up. There are people out there selling inedible sea urchins for customers to eat?!
Yeah. People do shit like that. A lot, actually. A few examples in other businesses to varying degrees of severity:
People selling awful records, or low quality records being printed and sold
Car mechanics messing up someone’s car and not bothering to tell them (less common in modern times)
Hospital hills being incorrectly calculated and charging someone more than they owe (from what I’ve researched this is mostly a problem in America, where medical bills are crazy enough as it is)
Improperly manufactured lighters being distributed (again, less common modernly but still happens in countries/states with a low quality control)
So american of you
@@LemonPartII yea I wouldn’t say those compare. At all. To people being sold food not fit for consumption. Literally stfu
Easier way for me would be cutting it in the middle with the use of a knife. You can just remove its mouth after opening it so you wouldn’t struggle with the scissors.
Ive always wanted to try one. Thanks for telling me this!. Now to just afford one.
Yes this will be very useful when I head to the beach on the east coast lol.
I'm so curious as to what it tastes like!
It really depends on where you get your urchins :] though many describe them as savory and briney with a buttery texture
@Harlow Brent Oohhh good to know! And I truly appreciate that!
@@MonnamiePhannPhanneaten it all my life. The flavor isn’t actually very briney, I would describe it as intensely buttery and creamy with a bitter aftertaste
ITS ALIVE????????
Same with oysters
😢 😭
Yes how awful😢😢😢😢😢😢😢pain😮😮😮
It is. Dogeaters never change
So i should only get them if they are alive?
Looks so delicious can’t wait to try some 🤤😭
These things decay so fast, you literally got a work so fast to eat them. They def arent worth all the effort imo!
We love to eat sea urchin too❤
We rub those spike in a rock to make it clean, open the middle and clean it with water, put a rice inside, cover those open space with leaves then let it boil in a pot until cooked .. the result is delicious 🥰🥰
“here’s another easy way you can open live uni or sea urchin“
*“murders it“*
Most Americans in the comments don’t leave there country bcs it’s expensive to leave the country. We all view making food differently. So instead of bashing ppl for viewing this as gruesome, educate them instead. Tell them more about the food and where it came from and the animal. If they choose not to listen then that’s on them.
For anyone who’s never tried eating sea urchins before, my first impression when I tried it was it tasted like the sea: salty, briney, and a little fishy but in a good way. Try it with different condiments like tomatoes and onions, even vinegar and chili and it’s great!
But she just washed away all those flavors, now that is tasteless 🤣🤣
Pov: you are trying to find that "american comment" 👁👁
There's one with 2K likes saying: “This is the most gruesome shit ever” or smth like that...
Plus you gotta use your brain a bit and understand that when people call out certain comments, those comments are less likely to appear.
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I really would love to try this sea urchin thingy 😊
I’m American and I’d definitely try it once
there are plenty of asian countries that eat their seafood live for optimal flavor. it's really delicious. the americans freaking out about this won't give it another thought when they go eat burgers.
You washed all flavour down the drain
Who came up with an idea that let's eat this?
I'm American and I would happily try that, it looks good and I've never had it
No matter how many times I see this.. I could never bring myself to taste it 😢respectfully