HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk. But a local ...
Clockwise from top left: 1) Detaching the beak; 2) prying open the shell; 3) removing the uni; and 4) rinsing it clean. (James Gebilaguin) Run cold water over the insides of the urchin. Hopefully ...
At 8 a.m., 15 divers from the Artisanal Fishers Association Cristóbal Colón meet on Carrizales beach in the Marcona district of Nazca province in southern Peru. They tie a mesh bag to their waist and ...
"We know the pathogen hurts," says Dr Omri Bronstein at Tel Aviv University, placing a dead black sea urchin - its body the size and shape of a flattened tennis ball - into my hands. He says there ...
Each bead on this necklace has been painstakingly shaped in this way, its form molded and reimagined to resemble a sea-urchin shell. Artisans meticulously carved deep-purple amethysts and vibrant ...
When it comes to expensive delicacies, one my favourites is sea urchin, or uni in Japanese. If I see it on a menu, I'm almost sure to order it. Because its delicate flavour is so elusive ...