Sea Urchin (Echinoidea)
Sea Urchin
Selection
Pick from rocks at low tide. Be careful as the spines of some varieties are poisonous.
Storage
Soak in clean fresh water.
Preparation
- Wash well before use.
- Cut open with a knife.
- Can be eaten raw.
- Can be boiled or pickled.
- (Rody, 1982)
Photo Source
NOAA
Sea Urchin
There are a variety of edible sea urchins. The most commonly eaten meat, or roe, is found in the female urchin and is orange in color, whereas meat of the male is yellow (Rody, 1982).
Traditional Names
- Chamorro – la’on
- Hawaiian – wana
- Kosraean – el
- Marshallese – lar
- Palauan – ibuchel; oalech
- Samoan – kuikui; vaga
- Yapese – lishare