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skywhr

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Some sushi should have a disclaimer

My wife and I love sushi, lately we have been trying something new each time.
Last time we went we tried Octopus not bad; the time before that Black Marlin which was absolutely the best thing ever.
So today we went to see Tropic Thunder which I loved it was pretty funny especially Tom Cruise. After the movie we went to a new sushi place near the theater and 1 of the specials was Sea Urchin....
So we went for it, it was going to be the new thing we tried.
It looked like sweet potato kinda or baby poo....after I got past the visual
The texture was next.....not an easy task.
So the initial taste was decent no big deal.
Upon swallowing it there was a distinct after taste that I absolutely did not like, it actually turned my stomach...

Has anyone else tried it, what are your thoughts?

Oh and apparently Sea Urchins are hermaphroditic and the gonads are the only edible part of the creature.... stuff I would have wanted to know about 3 hours ago...
 
Ns1

Ns1

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you had shitty sea urchin, or uni as it is called

unless you have access to a gangster sushi restaurant, you should NOT eat uni there as it will taste like ass, as you have experienced.

clean, fresh, sea urchin should have a fresh sweet creamy texture, commonly referred to as the "foie gras of the sea"

it should have a clean refreshing aftertaste

it should also look similar to tongue (imho) and not a gooey ball of mess. if it's a gooey ball of mess then the sushi chef sucks ass or the uni sucks ass.
 
Ns1

Ns1

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Originally posted by: Bulk Beef
Uni is the devil. Most Japanese don't care for it much either.
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srsly I thought that way too until I found some great uni
 
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sniperruff

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Originally posted by: Ns1
you had shitty sea urchin, or uni as it is called

unless you have access to a gangster sushi restaurant, you should NOT eat uni there as it will taste like ass, as you have experienced.

clean, fresh, sea urchin should have a fresh sweet creamy texture, commonly referred to as the "foie gras of the sea"

it should have a clean refreshing aftertaste

it should also look similar to tongue (imho) and not a gooey ball of mess. if it's a gooey ball of mess then the sushi chef sucks ass or the uni sucks ass.
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good to know. i tired it once and as OP said it tasted like sh!t and made me spit it out.

freaking rip-off buffet.
 
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andylawcc

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Uni is teh shit man. it's kinda like raw oyster to some, but visually I think it's far more appleasing.
 
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skywhr

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Originally posted by: sniperruff
Originally posted by: Ns1
you had shitty sea urchin, or uni as it is called

unless you have access to a gangster sushi restaurant, you should NOT eat uni there as it will taste like ass, as you have experienced.

clean, fresh, sea urchin should have a fresh sweet creamy texture, commonly referred to as the "foie gras of the sea"

it should have a clean refreshing aftertaste

it should also look similar to tongue (imho) and not a gooey ball of mess. if it's a gooey ball of mess then the sushi chef sucks ass or the uni sucks ass.
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good to know. i tired it once and as OP said it tasted like sh!t and made me spit it out.

freaking rip-off buffet.
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really sushi buffet...never do that
 
Bulk Beef

Bulk Beef

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Originally posted by: Ns1
Originally posted by: Bulk Beef
Uni is the devil. Most Japanese don't care for it much either.
Click to expand...

srsly I thought that way too until I found some great uni
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?Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I?d never know, ?cause I wouldn?t eat the filthy muthafvckers."

- Jules Winnfield

:D
 
TastesLikeChicken

TastesLikeChicken

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Fresh uni is amazing. Though, unless you see the chef cutting a live urchin with a pair of scissors to scoop it out, or really trust the sushi joint you go to, I'd avoid it. Bad uni is just plain nasty.
 
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LS21

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its good. many people are too afraid of food. if it doesnt kill me or make me sick, chances are ill eat it
 
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Shortcut

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Fresh uni is fantastic. Like others have said, uni is easy to fuck up - its either fresh or its REALLY REALLY NOT EDIBLE. So you can't eat this stuff at sushi buffets or the cheap sushi joints. You'll just ask for trouble.

OTOH, you can figure out how fresh the food is at a given sushi joint by trying out the uni!
 
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Dacalo

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Originally posted by: Ns1
you had shitty sea urchin, or uni as it is called

unless you have access to a gangster sushi restaurant, you should NOT eat uni there as it will taste like ass, as you have experienced.

clean, fresh, sea urchin should have a fresh sweet creamy texture, commonly referred to as the "foie gras of the sea"

it should have a clean refreshing aftertaste

it should also look similar to tongue (imho) and not a gooey ball of mess. if it's a gooey ball of mess then the sushi chef sucks ass or the uni sucks ass.
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I have tried Uni once and it tasted OK. Like Ns1 said, it had sweet creamy texture.
 
GasX

GasX

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I had it once and it tasted like the bay at low tide. No plans to try again even if the sushi chef is some sort of 10th degree black belt and the urchin is 30 seconds from a thriving coral reef.
 
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JS80

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Originally posted by: Ns1
you had shitty sea urchin, or uni as it is called

unless you have access to a gangster sushi restaurant, you should NOT eat uni there as it will taste like ass, as you have experienced.

clean, fresh, sea urchin should have a fresh sweet creamy texture, commonly referred to as the "foie gras of the sea"

it should have a clean refreshing aftertaste

it should also look similar to tongue (imho) and not a gooey ball of mess. if it's a gooey ball of mess then the sushi chef sucks ass or the uni sucks ass.
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this. uni is actually my favorite sushi.
 
D1gger

D1gger

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I love uni, it is one of my favorite sushi. You may have had a stale piece, and that would not be good.

Where I eat sushi, the fish is always extremely fresh, and the uni has a tremendous mouth feel and taste.
 
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