Why Sea Urchins Are So Expensive | So Expensive

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  @TENEBRIS-THE-OFFICAL · 4 years ago

  The first ever person to have tried these must’ve been REALLY brave. “Let’s break open this dark spiky ball and eat it’s insides without cooking it.”

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• IT

  @IT-ec9us · 4 years ago

  In Japan, research is being conducted to grow sea urchins with vegetables that can be thrown away. By giving vegetables, the number of eating parts has increased and the taste has improved.

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• GE

  @gezak9733 · 2 years ago

  &quot;In some cases, an urchin can be totally empty inside&quot;<br>Relatable

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• TH

  @thenephilim9819 · 2 years ago

  Seems like we&apos;d have to find a way to market purple urchins as a delicacy to reduce its population.

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• BL

  @bluu.youtube · 4 years ago

  23. They said &quot;gonads&quot; 23 times in this video, in case you were wondering.

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• GU

  @Guoenyi · 4 years ago

  As someone who dives for their own urchin, I deeply know the high price is due to the tedious cleaning to get the gonads out in good condition.

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• TR

  @triggahappyyt5420 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Imagine aliens harvesting humans just to eat our gonads lol.

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• LA

  @latetotheparty4785 · 3 years ago

  They’re also processed in Sacramento. &nbsp;I tell people they’re eating gonads, but few believe me. &nbsp;My husband was a professional urchin and abalone diver, then he managed a processing plant. &nbsp;On our first date, he explained he was inventing an urchin processing machine based on bilateral biological symmetry. &nbsp;I asked if he could spell that, and he could. &nbsp;We had a spectacular marriage until his peaceful passing. &nbsp;I gave his ashes to the jellyfish off Moss Landing in the Monterey, while a pair of whales breached off the port bow.

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• TH

  @TheOhfishes · 4 years ago

  Ignoring the purple urchins while eliminating their competitors. Yeah, good sustainable business plan right there…

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• CH

  @chuanhonglau3394 · 4 years ago (edited)

  The purple sea urchin does not taste as good as the red one but ultimately they&apos;re still edible and are devastating the kelp forests. A few YouTubers who forage sustainably like Outdoor Chef Life advocate harvesting them instead of the red ones

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• SO

  @Sorcerers_Apprentice · 4 years ago

  Sea urchins grew out of control and destroyed a lot of kelp forests in the early 20th century after people overhunted sea otters for their fur. After they stopped hunting and reintroduced sea otters, they&apos;re eating the urchins and slowly getting their numbers under control, helping kelp forests grow back.

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• MO

  @Monkeydictatorship · 4 years ago

  people paying a full check to eat a sea urchin, sea otters munching on them every day for free🤣🤣🤣

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