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Skriven 2012-09-02 23:21:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: whaling
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-=> Quoting Carol Shenkenberger to Jim Weller <=-

 > A narwhal swam right into the
 > harbour, which was interpreted as a gift from the whale goddess, so
 > everyone stopped work and got in their boats for the hunt

 CS> in Japan / one was being brought into a small fishing village.
 CS> Pays for most of that they can't make there

Whales are certainly a blessing to the Inuit when steak and bacon is
$25 per pound in the stores. One can only eat so much fish.

Another Japanese treat...

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     Title: Sea Urchin Tips
Categories: Seafood, Info, Caviar
  Servings: 4

           Sea Urchin Roe

Off the entire California coast and far beyond, the Red Urchin,
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus, can be found. They mostly eat
drifting kelp fronds. 

If you have had urchin, called Uni, in a Sushi Bar it may not have
thrilled you. But then, it was harvested and prepared on the
American Pacific coast. Then it was flown to Japan and packaged
there. Then it was flown to the fish market where the Sushi Bar
bought it. Way too much travel and it tastes it. Fresh is much
better. 

Local urchin is going to have the most roe when there is the most
kelp easily available, summer and fall. Pick your urchins from in a
healthy kelp bed where there is lots to eat. 

Bring a shallow plastic bowl and a plastic spatula. Like any wild
game, urchin must be treated delicately. 

Find 5 or 6 large ones, though size does not determine content. The
spines can be a nuisance, so the big ones can be broken off easily
enough. I used to swim along with one in my hand, rubbing and
breaking the spines as I swam, with my leather gloves. It makes it a
bit safer when you put it in your bag and for when you go to open it
up.

The urchin is radially symmetrical. That means round. It is 5 sided,
as are all Echinoderms (starfish, urchins, brittle stars..). The
mouth, 5 toothed, is on the bottom. This is the interesting part.
Hold the urchin and force it to break open by putting your thumbs in
the mouth and forcing the shell to break. Do this carefully or
spines insert, things go flying and you lose roe. It may be
necessary to use an iron or knife to carefully crack part of the
shell, before pulling it open. It does increase the risk of mush
though. 

The roe are the 5 light yellow... well... roe.. that go from top to
bottom on the inside of the shell. Carefully run the plastic spatula
under the roe, along the inside of the shell, to loosen it. Roe is
incredibly fragile and so you must try not to break it. If you break
it into more than 2 pieces or smash it, toss the piece. 

The trick to urchin is dealing with how delicate the roe is. 

Get the intact pieces of roe into the plastic bowl. There will be
other things with it, such as partly digested seaweed and plumbing
for the urchin. This must be carefully removed. I use my fingers,
but tweezers work well for this too. 

When they are cleaned, it is important to give them a quick rinse in
fresh water or they will not taste right. They should be well
drained, especially if they are not to be eaten immediately. 

They are good with a bit of lemon or lime. 
                                
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Cheers

YK Jim


... I'm bored with small fish; the time has come to harpoon a whale.

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