Different kinds of Sea Urchin
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Uni is a world-class delicacy—and one of the more unexpected foods to come from Japan. Sometimes referred to as the sea urchin’s roe, or eggs, uni is actually the creature’s gonads (reproductive glands), and the edible portion of the spiny sea urchin. Each sea urchin contains only five of these gonads. -
Murasaki Uni is the most common sea urchin found throughout Japan with its main season being in August. In a way you could say that Murasaki Uni sets the baseline of what you would expect sea urchin to taste like. A box of good quality Murasaki Uni is a bright yellow color, plump with a nice light , mildly sweet and salty flavour with very little fishiness in the after notes.