delicious sea urchins

Diogenes


Joined: 12/11/2008
Posts: 139

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 18:54

Who has eaten them? Scoop out the raw gonads and enjoy...

koroglu83


Joined: 02/03/2010
Posts: 46

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 18:58

Considered a delicacy i have heard, i assume the cypriot sea-scape has plenty for all?

professoregit


Joined: 30/08/2008
Posts: 381

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 19:01

Was close to having a go last year, there are loads around. I'm gonna do it this year for sure. Diogenes assume you have tried the local variety?

Diogenes


Joined: 12/11/2008
Posts: 139

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 19:13

Yes, I have! best eaten raw straight from the sea. Crack them with a rock... and enjoy ;)

koroglu83


Joined: 02/03/2010
Posts: 46

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 19:13

I assume you practice what you preach Diogenes?

flowerfairy


Joined: 17/09/2008
Posts: 1277

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 19:31

Oh my gosh, sounds about as nice as sucking on a dirty hankie................sorry, ugh.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 19:36

Re: Msg 4,





I ate sea urchins in France, Italy and Spain. I have never seen them on the menu in any restaurant in TRNC.

Do you know the place where they serve them?

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:03

I almost collected some last year to eat but thought best to check on the net first, it said some are extremelly toxic!! How do you tell which ones are ok, all the ones I have seen here are black?

piggy


Joined: 15/02/2009
Posts: 132

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:13

Gastronomics (sp) in the French Riviera cut them in half and eat the roes (eggs). Ugh!

louthlass


Joined: 09/11/2008
Posts: 271

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:20

They are delicious, have eaten them many times.

Clarissa2


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
25/03/2010 20:30

Re: Msg 8,



mia100max,

I don't know.

I have eaten pinkish-yellowish and purple ( Adriatic coast).

Usually locals know exactly which are edible varieties. But I've never seen them anywhere in restaurants here.

Does anybody know?

koroglu83


Joined: 02/03/2010
Posts: 46

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 10:56

I think the black ones are okay...the ones with the "blue eye" ;-)

Mertbalin



Joined: 09/07/2009
Posts: 171

Message Posted:
26/03/2010 11:05

actually the thing you eat is the eggs, the orange thing.

while collecting, pick the ones that are dark purple, those are the female ones.

the ones sitting on the rock or usually male ones - black - the females with the eggs prefer the places more secure like under rocks etc.



be careful while picking them, use a knife or screwdriver, turn it upside down, make a crack, wash the inside, the orange eggs will remain on the shell.

If you see white gel on the eggs, dont eat them.



bon apetit