Giant Live Sea Urchin

[MultiDoda123]

loool @2:18 he spid it out !

[MultiDoda123]

looooool at 2:18 he spid it out !

[duran2721]

yumm



[susumuimua]

I used to live in Okinawa. I've been watching some vids on how some open them up. We used to stick a diving knife in the mouth at the bottom and make on 2 inch long cut and actually pull the outside shell with spines and basically crack it open and peel the spines and shell off living you a round ball of golden meat. YUM

[StreetGhettoTorino]

3 DIED 1 EAT!

[ZaneSiolo]

"you see it moving? , yeah im gna eat it until it stops"

[lvpinoyboy]

Awesome video! Thank you for sharing. Eating fresh food is a blessing and in no way did you disrespect it. :)

[sullycrashers]

r u eatin the test lol

[Prizz1989]

@Borat1993kasachstan mrs. puff is a blow fish not a sea urchin dumb ass.

[x082706x]

This past weekend I went to Redondo Beach and tasted my first fresh live urchin. It was really good. I didn't have much Uni in it. How do you get more uni. Is it how big the urchin is or by pounds? Mine was 1.1lb. Thanks!

[andyzohoury]

@x082706x

Hey there, not sure why yours didnt have much. Each of mine were about a pound, so I paid about $5 or so per urchin. As you can see in the video, mine had quite a lot, and I just picked them at random. Maybe it wasnt a good harvest. Whenever I get the chance I take them from the ocean and I've found that it doesnt really matter how big the urchin is, youre not always guaranteed to have a lot of uni. Maybe wait a month and try it again. Mine were delicious, very sweet and creamy! =)

[x082706x]

@andyzohoury

Oooh okay. I wil probably try again in the next month or so. It was really delicious and creamy. Thanks!

[kittenbut1]

@andyzohoury what does it taste like? looks gooey...

[ZenkoAce]

Looks Delicious (:

[paperguntut]

life is unfair we can eat animal but animal cant eat us

[dafranx]

@paperguntut Yes animals can eat us. Big Cats, Gators and Crocs, Sharks, Swines, Crustaceans, and Worms.

[paperguntut]

@dafranx at least we eat them more than they eat us

[Ixillius]

@paperguntut

by all means take a safari and feed the lions :)

[norng408]

Yo mad prop for eating URCHIN hahah, how does it taste like?

[beepIL]

once i stepped on a sea urchin and had to go to the hospital, since then, i never stopped eating them :) call it revenge of the human

[saisiamasia]

Great test!!!!!!!! love it!

[kzhang1234]

thats what i call animal cruelty and also put it one the godam internet!

[DeliciousWasabi]

lol you call that animal cruelty?!?

its fuckin food you dumbass.

[kzhang1234]

hey idiot how would you like it if someone ate you alive huh? idiot

[andyzohoury]

Try going to an oyster bar and convince them its animal cruelty as well. In fact, why dont you call up your congressman?

[kzhang1234]

yeah but do people seriously eat things alive, like how would you like it if the food you was about to eat for example-fish was alive when you eat it would you?

please answer with logic and common sense-in fact i would not even touch it.

[rivergod151]

@kzhang1234 actually in japan they eat fish alive too..its called sashimi,you can see the eyes and mouth moving while it been eaten, ive never tried it but apparently its very nice...they even swallow octopus whole and alive but there is a choking factor with that one

[rps13sr]

why not. by nature most food is consumed alive. we just made a standard for ourselves to cook our food. cause we are smarter and can cook food. or kill and prepare the food. that way we can kill most the bacteria/germs before we consume it.

[kzhang1234]

well at least eat it dead like you would with fish.

[kzhang1234]

@andyzohoury

really i really hope that some animal does eat you alive like a hyena or wolf

[andyzohoury]

@kzhang1234

Do ya? Do ya really, really? Really, really, really hope so? Maybe ask your mom to do it, I heard she at least looks like a hyena. Dumbass...

[kzhang1234]

@andyzohoury

oh so i wonder what you eat?

god told noah to eat meat only after you drain it of blood and this is a violation of that.

[croblesky]

@kzhang1234 But obviously tons of people around the world don't care. Derp.

[kzhang1234]

@andyzohoury

go to hell

[beepIL]

@kzhang1234 ohh go hug a lion you peta fuck nut

lets see if the animal loves you much as you love it.

[kzhang1234]

i really don't care anymore so just shut it

[chiway]

@kzhang1234 i bet you love animals so much because you're about as intelligent as one.

[kzhang1234]

@chiway

go to hell

[kzhang1234]

@chiway

how about i pound you to pieces, that sound like a good idea. i have bashed and crushed many other people trying the same thing you are doing. i have forced them to surrender, but unless you would rather me do that. fine, then i will start to bash you.

[kuruptzZz]

@kzhang1234 eat a dick, hippie

[kzhang1234]

@kuruptzZz

go to hell

[kzhang1234]

@andyzohoury

you can't even answer the question

idiot

[glamuranos]

@kzhang1234

exactly. try going to an oyster bar and convince them. mother fucker. i hate peta loving people like u. I will never be vegatarian and i will always eat meat.

[SoliDeoGloria2008]

I remember loving it from the first moment I tasted it. Back in the islands, it's about five dollars(2.50 American) for about 10-12. I don't really like the ones here in the USA; the ones back home have a much more buttery flavor.

[monsterfreak4pk]

i love urchins but i love meat MORE!!!

[KellyNakiS]

aw yumy yumy yumy

[marcec225]

okay, so waiit... you can eat the urchin while its still alive? :/

[MaxBGuitar]

o,O

[penpvdbs]

You didn't like the taste, did you! I saw it in your face!!!

hahahahahaha

[andyzohoury]

I love urchine, I ate 3 of them that day.

[gevar234]

Mmmm, reminds me of the times my grandfather and I would do this, collect them from the rocks and eat them right there... I miss him.

[takadi]

Man thank god there aren't asian people in this vid so stupid animal rights freaks won't have a field day with racist remarks.

I swear, it's like some people will find any excuse to be a misanthrope

[dafatguyus]

yeah.

i don't recall any bitter taste.

[pascuapopo]

I like my uni cold and fresh. Why are some people commenting like this is animal cruelty? lol so stupid.

[darta69]

I keep seen people write about how awfull it is to eat this sea urchin alive (or other sea foods) but don't people all over the world eat oysters??? They are eaten alive when eaten raw - to eat a dead oyster is certain food poisoning.

[starburst1092]

OMG! i just went there last week (but i didnt eat the seafood cuz i dont like seafood) but its really fresh

[wimprezax]

o man that looks good. i got go there some day

[Sukii]

tat looks hella good

[manjyome]

urchins eat with their ass!

[liarsclub75]

No they don't.

[kwyyy]

urchins don't have a brain . they dont feel pain . they are just like plants.

[tiamowinnie]

but they can hide when you wanna take them, sure they cant feel?

[andyzohoury]

Do you know how mammals feel pain? We have to have special neurotransmitters that stimulated neurons to send signals up tacks of nerves located in our spines, and once these signals reach the brain there are special centers that translate the signal into what you would describe as "pain." Obviously, this not a technical explanation, but you can see "pain" is a concept pertaining to higher organisms. Urchins are like sea stars. They have no brain, spine, or even blood for that matter.

[toffeeapple7]

I'll admit, I havent studied animals without a brain in depth, but how do you know they don't feel pain? Pain is a natural response to stop a creature from continuing an action which is damaging to its body. Of course they must have something to say WARNING, WARNING, or else they probably wouldn't have survived this long in nature.

Maybe its not the same way you or I feel pain, but there would be some kind of response.

Anyway, I think you're kind of sick for eating a live creature. Gross.

[toffeeapple7]

Firstly, if you actually read my response, I HAVENT studied them in depth.

Secondly, I am well aware how the CNS works in the body of us. My argument was merely that while they do not have the SAME system, how do you know they don't have ANOTHER one? It is completely possible that we have missed it purely because we aren't looking for it.

If you think about it, they must be sentient in some way; they reproduce NON asexually, they retract on touch, they can move. What do you make of that?

[pivotjuggalo]

@kwyyy Then there awesome plants then.

[dioncuda]

hope someone eats your guts while your alive. :)

[STUPEDAS0]

Your guts ? Or your nuts?

[hedd111]

I don't know why but it is very expensive to buy sea urchin sushi in U.S

[hedd111]

I can get sea urchin suchi even in U.S

It's not a big deal, but frog sushi is even more acary...and snake that you had is even more....wow//

[bigd8849]

yummy.

[machinegunangel]

I've had urchin, just not live. they dont even taste good! Its like eating ocean flavored loogie. theyre beautiful creatures.

[andyzohoury]

Trying sea urchin one time is not enough to develop your palate to its subtle and unique flavor. Personally, I love sea urchin and I eat it every opportunity I get, even when I'm at the beach I will dive for them and eat them on the spot. Urchin is just like foie gras or caviar -- there is a reason people pay big bucks for these types of food. Sea urchin has not caught on in the mainstream as much as some other delicacies, but thats a good thing -- keeps the price down and more for me!!!

[rps13sr]

@andyzohoury dont quite understand this comment. your saying there is a reason people pay big bucks then you say its a good thing its not mainstream cause it keeps the price down.

[rivergod151]

@rps13sr he means its a delicacy like foie gras but whereas foie gras has been mainstreamed and is very popular and is therefore expensive, sea urchin has not so it remains reasonably priced which is a good thing if you like it..if there was suddenly a high demand for it then the price would shoot up much like it did for other delicacies

[rps13sr]

did you read the part where he say we pay big bucks but good thing its its not mainstream cause it keeps the price down. i dont think the price is down. eat it at a sushi resturant and its one of the most expensive tiny piece of food

[rivergod151]

@rps13sr i wouldnt know i've never eaten it any sushi restaurant near me dont serve it for some reason, i was going from how his comment came across but i suppose it depends on where you get if from..i've heard its expensive in the us but i guess if you can harvest it yourself or if you go somewhere like japan where they have an abundance of it then im guessing it wouldnt be as expensive

[rps13sr]

ahhhh your not in the us. i' figure hotter climates u can eat those on the cheap. but here the cheapest is at the market an you get about 12 slices for 15 bucks. but those are the special japanese markets that sell kobe beef an such that you can get them.

[rivergod151]

@rps13sr to be honest i've never even seen it sold anywhere here in the uk but then again ive never actually looked ha i'd imagine they sell it somewhere but im guessing it'll pretty pricey here too as its not that sort after here..cant even buy abalone here i dont think which is a shame as id like to try that

[rps13sr]

@machinegunangel

im thinking its maybe an aquired taste

thing is i ate it and loved it. the texture and the flavors. they taste great. maybe just not your taste or your disgusted by the texture or something, Its nothing like loogie. hope your sea urchin you had was still good.

[gbatemper123]

it tastes sweet and salty

[pewmanfustudios]

Looks yummy.

[delgadomalo]

NOOOO SONIIC WHY!! you kill my heroo :( and eat it

[andyzohoury]

heh, well, its not a hedgehog....

[92SAITO92]

where exactly is this? I really want to go there.

[andyzohoury]

Its in Redondo Beach, near Los Angeles CA. There are a few places to eat just by the water. Really fresh sea food, they just pull it out of the tanks and shuck it or steam it for you right there. Great crab too.

[dragonjoshcamp2]

gross

[Ellyelsworld]

I would really like 2 try that!...

[WarSymbol1]

yummy

[Ali695]

now thats a man's food

[andyzohoury]

hell yeah it is!

[Drinutdi]

i've caught bigger than that

[porunga10]

this is sick whoever thought of eating something whilst its still alive is horrible and desgusting a mean you wouldnt if someone done that 2 u

[peepeevagi]

Humans aren't tasty, first of all, and those "Live eat-em" animals dont have feelings.

Seriously.

They lack the nerves to feel pain.

[ferretsrcrunchy]

How do you know humans aren't tasty?

[peepeevagi]

Would you want to take a bite out of Rosey O' Donald? I sure as hell would'nt.

[andyzohoury]

Well, somewhere out there is a brave woman eating Rosey hahaha.

Thanks peepeevagi, I agree with your previous statement that these animals are meant to be eaten raw and they do not have a central nervous system in which to receive the sensation of pain. I mean, when was the last time you heard an oyster scream as it was being shucked? Its such a dumb argument to say, "how would you like if someone ate you?" Apparently, porunga10 doesnt have a central nervous system either...

[peepeevagi]

All i have to say is, whomever is foolish enough to eat Rosey better be surprised for the filling.

There's gotta be at least half the population of Nicaragua in that woman somewhere >.>

[Mafiadaughter]

I heard the closest thing to human meat is pig, I certainly wouldnt ever touch pig because of my religion and because I think they are dirty.

[crazyasainchick]

u dont kill pigs...yet ur youtube name consist of the mafia......

[Mafiadaughter]

what the heck does that mean?

[crazyasainchick]

wow....u actullay responded, u posted that comment like 3 months ago. anyway u dont kno mafia is?

[Mafiadaughter]

Yeah I do know what mafia means, but I dont quite understand what mafia has to do with pigs...

[CooFrank]

He's saying, why don't you kill pigs if you like the mafia. As in its weird to be in the mafia but still be agianst killing pigs, or something

[Mafiadaughter]

I still dont get her comment...

I really dont get it, what do pigs have to do with the mafia? do you know?

[vietnegro]

she was probably referrin pigs to cops cus the mafia doesn't like cops so they kill them occasionally i guess?

[Mafiadaughter]

lol okay thanks, how weird.

[godtroung]

this makes me hungry

[joshjo3]

i love these we call them kina in new zealand i eat them bwt 3 to 4 times aweak depends on the weather if it is alrite for us to go dive for them easy as 1 to 3 meters of water sumtimes even half a meter

[dafatguyus]

they taste, like, salmon sashimi and oysters,, and has a milky creamy taste to it,,,

i love it,,,

Uni baby Uni

[pn0yb0i09]

You didnt mention the bitter part - its slightly bitter.

[teff7]

Bitter? Nah not where I'm from...

[ferretsrcrunchy]

What are you talking about?

[ShinWR1]

must be really good and expensive LOve Sea FOod

[aranauhuemai]

I am from New Zealand where we the Maori people

treasure the KINA (sea urchin)

i wish no one in the world apart from me would eat these delicacies - then i could pig out everyday ...

[Ryzon28]

i totally agree with ya hes one lucky bugger huh lol

[ScotmanUK2000]

Crazy white people! lol

[rosalind24]

I love sea urchins! They taste just like jelly fish and you can dump them in chicken soup, etc.

[quaztap49]

Does anyone know what they taste like?

[ScotmanUK2000]

Yeah, they taste like chicken! PSML

[blahk04]

They taste sick and their sperm looks like ours, be carefull, u might get one pregnant.

[emilyhana]

i LOVE uni! but the restaurant i go to to get it sells it for like, $4.00 a piece! it's kinda sweet.. a little slimey.. like eating jelly or somthing.. but it's so good..

[wannafanta777]

man i was in the adriatic once, tons of sea urchins,i wonder how it tastes

[sleepsnoors]

hahaha, I go there quite often... well i only live in LA

[bobthebaldhead]

Im off for a dive, that shit made me hungry!!!!! GOD BLESS THE KINA!!!!!

[nzashes]

Here in New Zealand we call sea urchin.. kina

We normally eat everything inside the shell!

Yes Beutiful

The urchin dies once you have opened it,

movement after is spasms

[PiRocks777]

poor sea urchin! couldnt they have killed it first, at least, without torturing it? but i know in some countries they torture meat before they kill it because pain releases this sort of thing that makes the meat more delicious...

[jaykia]

sea urchin does not have a brain. Plants dont have brains. You dont have a brain.

[orangewarp]

I can understand how you feel and I think you have a good heart. However, I think the idea that inducing pain somehow chemically produces better tasting meat is a story with no factual basis. Rather it's a platform used to forward the notion that "evil" people induce pain in animals needlessly. In terms of taste, it has more to do with how fresh the animal is. Is this torture? I tend to disagree but I can see your point.

[Johnf85]

the thing might be adrenaline

[neoguy9090]

I'm pretty sure they have no pain receptors. Which is a blessing for them.

[meespresso]

that is so friggin mean. you shoulda killed it first atleast. its like someone comming up and taking a bite out of your arm. man. ew. poor vana..

[melindalurvesjim]

my mom eats the inside i thought it was good cause whenever we go to a Japanese resto she orders it but when I tasted it damn!!!(it was so bad!)

[NinjaParakeet]

damn thats sharp, but its goooooood