Uni (Sea Urchin) de Penghu/澎湖的污泥（海膽）

Uni (Sea Urchin) de Penghu/澎湖的污泥（海膽）

A friend found sea urchin and bought it for me. She neglected to mention that it was frozen rather than fresh. So I was not getting something I expected. However, it turned out fine.

Uni Sashimi at a local Japanese restaurant/惠美壽亭的污泥：

I was about to steam it with eggs. After finding its resemblance with the Uni Sashimi at a local Japanese restaurant, I decided to take my chances and eat it raw. It tasted good. Better yet, it was freaking cheap. In Kaohsiung Takao, I found a restaurant serving fresh ones at NT$80/pc, and NT$150/2 pc. In Penghu, a friend had had them at NT$50/pc. These frozen ones costed NT$150/box. Each box contained 5. So it comes down to NT$30/pc.

朋友幫我買海膽時，忘記說是冷凍的了。我還打算一到手就當殺西米幹掉咧。本來計畫拿來做蒸蛋，但是一看那德性還有幾分像是惠美壽亭的污泥。猜惠美壽亭八成也是用冷凍的，就冒險吃了。很美味。很值。在高雄打狗，我找到的活海膽是一個80，兩個150。有朋友在澎湖吃到活的一個50。在拆哪兒的大連有人民幣200元的日本料理單點吃到爆，含活海膽。我通常是幹四個。這冷凍的是一盒150，五個。也就是說，一個30。一人吃五個，夠爽了。

It is not in season yet. Freezing also kills parasites. Hence it is acceptable although the fresh ones tastes even better.

現在海膽不當季，現在澎湖還禁捕。冷凍過的如果溫度夠低，還能殺寄生蟲。雖然口感沒有現宰的好，但是還可以接受。

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