MY! It's a itsy, bitsy, tiny, small world! A Friend from my distant past . . .

 . . . loves Sushi!

Years ago, when I first learned of this little Eastern delight, I thought, "NO WAY!" But, when I took a job as emergency support of my family in the Fall of 1988, as an urchin diving crew tender, I had my first sample of this exquisite delicacy, and, WOW! does it ever taste so good!

Urchin row is about the best tasting form of "shushi" I've ever had. For the uninitiated, I'd describe it as composit taste of fresh butter, rich dairy cream, fresh king crab leg, a twist of salt, and a flavor unlike any other that compliments all of those! UUUUMMMM!

I think the smaller, greenish-colored urchin have the better tasting roe. The larger, purple species has less flavor, to my taste.


Japanese sea food tastes highly prize urchin roe, so it goes for well over $50 an ounce in Japan, making it hard to find here where much of it is harvested in the late Fall.

Still, if you find a mature green urchin in Fall waters of Puget sound, carefully capture one with thick rubber gloves to prevent the disease-causing spines from puncturing your skin, open the shell to expose the pinkish to redish roe inside, and just scoop out and -YUM! enjoy!


Puget Sound has many more sushi-eligible sea life species, so search for what to find, where, and when harvesting is optimal for species propagation.

Here's a starter . . .

One with renown in Asia, is Geoduck ("Goey Duck") Here is a Puget Sound farmer page with an explanation, and recipes! [$115.00 buys you about 1-1/2 pounds! then, pay S&H!]

http://www.geoduckrecipes.com/

Buy here . . .


http://www.marxfoods.com/Live-Geoduck



Puget Sound has fish monitors! Here is one, UW, Seattle . . .

http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ichthyology/FishKey/

Go to the "Key" page for specie details. Catching Puget Sound fish requires a State Salt Water License, so locate a license provider for both the license, and vital guides for species seasons, endangered species, and seasons to catch specific species.

Here, . . .

http://www.pugetsoundmagazine.com/articles/a001/10022.php

 . . . an article describes methods of catching Puget Sound edible fish species.

Have fun!