Edible sea creatures ?

[bloocrab]

This is in lieu of Notaro's ..."Edible Pollock" thread....

Is there anything that comes from the ocean that you wouldn't ever want to try??...and why?? The "Why" is what I'd really like to hear about.

I have tried many - many offerings from the sea, some I liked more than others...but I really can't say I "hated" one specifically. They all had their moments. From Octupus to Silversides...Slippershells to Herring...Sea Robins to Green Crabs....Choggies to Dogfish....etc..etc..etc...

There are only a few critters that I'd eat raw...but I'm pretty certain I'd try anything if cooked.

Quick Story:

**Waaay back when...there was a man who lived on my street, Octavio was his name. Well let's just say, Octavio had a severe drinking problem. It would be NO surprise to us, to get home from fishing on a Sunday morning and find Octavio wandering the streets...completely trashed. This is even before the 8am church ceremony. This one morning, we were unloading the olds' station wagon after spending a night @ the Melville Pier and along comes Octavio. He see's my father pull out a couple of large Squeteague from the night before and starts yapping/slurring away. It's sad now, but at the time he was quite entertaining. My father had NO respect for him...and would take advantage of his state. After putting all the gear away, my father and one of my uncles decided to have a 'rewarding' shooter, for theirs nights' sacrifice. Needless to say, Octavio wanted to partake in this ceremony. After quite a few laughs, my father and unlce decided that in order for Octavio to earn a 'shooter' he would have to sacrifice something himself. On this morning, that sacrifice would be eating a sandworm
Octavio, without any hesitation...reached into the flat, of course being as drunk as he was...picked up what he could see, one of the fattest remaining sea-worms, and proceeded to chew. Worm blood emitted from both corners of his mouth, thinking back, it was almost like a dracula effect. He earned his 'shooter' for the day...as we laughed aloud, and were grossed out at the same time. Kids, Don't try this at home!!!

Needless to say, I WON'T try sandworms. raw...

[Van]

Jellyfish...
They do serve them in chinatown, but there is no freakin way
i would even attempt to eat that disgusting sea slime !!!!!
The "why" is because it is gelatinous slop and I see absolutely no value in injesting that creature.!!!!!
(I don't lke Jello either!)
V.

[fishweewee]

Well, there are a few things that even omnivorous folks will studiously avoid eating.

I have yet to get one of my friends to sample the juicy sandworm.

Edible? Maybe.

Palatable? Me think not.

-WW

p.s. Green crabs are disgusting.

[jugstah]

Does Seaweed count/

I've read about people who eat seaweed but i dont think its palatable either...

[mrmacey]

over in japan the meals you eat on the town look so nice but its mostly raw fish and seaweed wrap didnt know what i was eating because of that state bloo was talking about you know i never would eat squid because of the name octapus, ugly = nasty tasting but once i tried it i cant get enough of fried calamari that stuff is good!!! see you cant judge the book by the cover and after seeing whats edible on fear factor sea worms look good!!!

[NilsC]

Originally posted by jugstah
Does Seaweed count/

I've read about people who eat seaweed but i dont think its palatable either...

Seaweed is used alot, and sold under different trade names.

Nori Seaweed
Diet Nutrition
Nori is normally sold in dried sheets. It is one of the easist ways to eat seaweed. Nori is best used to wrap around small rice balls which are then dipped in shoyu. After soaking, Nori can be added to soup or used as a salad ingredient.

Nori, and all other seaweed, is a rich source of calcium, zinc and idoine. It is also a good source of Lignans which help fight cancer.

Because it comes from the sea, seaweed contains sodium and anyone on a sodium-restricted diet should be careful with the amounts they eat. Wakame has the highest sodium content, with kelp and laver having significantly less.

here is a link to some snack http://www.vegecyber.com/cgi-bin/veg...i?&type=Snacks

[Krispy]

spider crab

[Christian]

bunker are gross. both raw and cooked. ive only tried the little peanuts though. i do/eat weird things when im bored.

[likwid]

kids... you see what kids do?
oi!

urchin roe is *interesting*
flying fish roe is actually really good on sushi

[MikeTLive]

Always use high quality bait.

You never know when you will need to choose between eating skunk or eating bait!

[JohnR]

Originally posted by jugstah
Does Seaweed count/

I've read about people who eat seaweed but i dont think its palatable either...

I had some higrade Japanese seaweed last week - still tasted like crap... But my wife likes it - dried sheets of green sea weed.

I agree with Krispy on the Spider Crabs...

Won't eat eels, I fish enough that I don't want consumption to further the population decline

[likwid]

smoked eel is another great one

i eye my bait eels every once in a while

[beachwalker]

Wakame is the pickled Japanese seawees and it is great. Try it out at a sushi restaurant sometime. Makes a good app.....

[Mike P]

Never tried pogies but I have enough feedback to know I never will. I was snagging them once from the bridge over the Weweantic and some Noo Yawkuh asked what I was catching. When I said "pogies" he thought I said "porgies" and asked if he could have a few Sure thing, be my guest

Mackerel, dogfish, false albacore, any kind of herring, spider crabs, all

[Iwannakeeper]

I love mackeral sushi. It is not servered Raw, I think they steam it.

Is anyone else a fan of Mackeral?

[MakoMike]

I also like Mackerel sushi and sashimi. Its usually picked in brine, to kill parasites, before its served.

[bloocrab]

JohnR...do you like Lobster??..some compare it to eels - - Conger, being the better eel.

I agree with the spider-crab comments. It tastes exactly how it looks. I've had it more than once. I was under the impression that a spidercrab caught in cleaner waters...would have better/cleaner tasting paws... I gave up on that theory.

Mackerel ??...DDDDDelicious. From tinker size on down...<<Deep Fry>>...sometimes head & all. Anything above that, gets baked in the oven. It's definately an acquired taste -

Seaweeds' like salad...it's all in the dressing

Jellyfish??!!?? Thats definatley on the NO-WAY list...and I like jello. I brought some Octupus over to Cuttyhunk last year...2 out of 10 even dared to try it Which has a better diet, a chicken or an octupus? Some people say they won't eat bait. Isn't everything bait for something ...?...

Anyone ever try butterfish? ... it didn't do much for me.

[Iwannakeeper]

another aquired taste that looks like Jelly is shark fin soup server in Asia restaraunts.

I haven't met a single person, except those of asia decent that like shark fin soup.

Agreed on the seaweed salad - the seaweed is nothing special, but the dressing is awesome.

And lastly, anyone who goes to Sushi bars - ask for Ika (Squid) salad. It has a bar-b-q sauce, gilled and thinly slice. Then tossed with a dressing similiar, but different than seaweed salad. the Fuji in Quincy has it.

And while we are on the subject - does anyone else think that Uni (Urchin Roe) tastes about the same as Lobster Tomale?

[beachwalker]

John,

Do you look like a conger eel ?

Sorry Notaro. Still getting a giggle out of things

[likwid]

Conger Eel is great!
Drag em outa the offshore lobster pots and cut em right there for the ice...

[Duke41]

One time I was in Japan on business and wentout to a Sushi Bar and the SOB I was with ordered me a sea cucumber with a raw quails egg broken over it. It looked like a huge pile of gull crap and tasted pretty awful.

[StripperSearch]

tried raw sea urchin once in a japanese restaurant. orange slimy gross.

raw shrimp is pretty gross too.

[Raven]

Mineral's are easily derived from products of the sea....and the one best known for that is kelp that grows hundreds of feet tall , ALL without a root system.....none....no roots period. Sure they anchor themselves to a rock but theres no roots. So they have to absorb all their nutrients directly from the seawater. The magic of minerals on the human body is very underated. We have needs for micro minerals in super small amounts....even gold that make many neurochemical reactions occur. My favorite fish is red snapper.... a pacific fish for the most part along with orange roughy are superb tasting fish. As for seaweed i prefer dulse although it is rather salty. Maybe if i were at some classy sushi bar eating weird stuff off of a naked chick while completely DRUNK i might try some other things....but i doubt it.

[STEVE IN MASS]

I use dulse all the time....dried, right out of the bag, crumbled on salad. It is delicious. It is also good in soup. (Dulse is a purple seaweed - Donna gets it at the health food store).

Eel is yummy, filleted, breaded and fried - one of the sweetest tasting fish you'd ever eat.....similiar to blowfish, which is another favorite.

I like smoked mackeral as well.

Probably isn't much I wouldn't try at least once, perhaps jellyfish as stated above, but even that I think I'd give a go.

[Moose Nuckle]

I would never eat a SEA MONKEY !!!!! WE DON'T EAT OUR OWN.

[JohnR]

Originally posted by Moose Nuckle
I would never eat a SEA MONKEY !!!!! WE DON'T EAT OUR OWN.

Probably because of the stench...

[bassmaster]

Originally posted by Krispy
spider crab

eeeeeeeeBud,,, gross

[bassmaster]

whats up with that orange junk in the lobster

[fishweewee]

Eel is delicious and one of my favorites.

However, if you've looked at any of the nutrition labels...the damn things are very high in cholesterol.

-WW

[killerlexus]

salty and spicy eels are good.eels cut in to chunks and then covered in a batter then fried and stir fried again with hot peppers.kind of like calimary but not chewy..taste like fried nuggets from the ocean
the jelly fish they serve in chinatown doesnt look like jelly fish.the dish has a slight tint to it,and shredded and its kinda crunchy not slimy..you would not know it was jelly fish unless some one told you..