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tatertotsrock
Sep 9, 2008 12:00 PM
Had some last friday at
IZAYOI in LIttle Tokyo.
They are on Central, between 1st/2nd.
Park for free at Office Depot.
MMM, it was great. I get so exctited when I see the spiney critters hanging out waiting to be enjoyed.
Mm, that was a great lunch.
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Pretty much any sushi restaraut. The better the sushi spot, the better the uni, usually. (uni is sea urchin roe, which is what you eat when you eat sea urchin.
I think Simon does a dish of something with it? Not sure-sea urchin on spaghetti or noodles can be found at some high end places.
Me, I prefer it nigiri style, fresh and yummy.
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re: Diana
I agree with Diana, any good sushi restaurant will have uni (sea urchin). But a minor point of clarification: you aren't eating the roe when you eat uni nigiri, you are actually eating the gonads. Sometimes it is referred to as roe but you are actually eating the gonads which produce the roe.
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toitoi
Sep 8, 2008 07:48 AM
You can buy it in a small wooden box at the Mitsuwa market in JTown - 333 S. Alameda, between 3rd and 4th.
On the westside - 3760 S. Centinela, at the north east corner of Venice Blvd.
Website: http://www.mitsuwa.com
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liu
Sep 9, 2008 08:09 AM
I would agree, JEN10, that Quality Seafood on the Redondo Pier is a great place to try live uni...fresh! However, be careful about the occasional shred of "shell;" when they crack it open, sometimes the very brittle urchin body shards end up falling inside and they can be quite sharp against the silky uni. Otherwise, this is a unique experience to eat the uni while the spines are still moving.
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Professor Salt
Sep 9, 2008 11:02 AM
They crack open the bottom of it, and you eat out of the inverted shell, urchin needles still waving about. You have at it with a spoon while the doomed urchin, like William Wallace, cries out for freedom.
Video on my blog here:
http://professorsalt.com/2004/11/22/q...There's enough for one person in each urchin, for those who rather like uni.
It would be a good idea to go with others and share a few different ones, as the flavor can range from sweet/briny to bitter/briny depending on the specimen.
The in shell experience is much different from the cleaned up and boxed product you'll get at a sushi bar. It's much more primal, more tropic desert island survivor mode. Any uni lover should try at least once.
Last time I had it at Quality Seafood was four years ago (wow, time flies), and the price then was $3.69/pound. No doubt the price has increased since then
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