Comments on: Lukot / Sea Hare Secretions

By: Faey

Faey — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:57:23 +0000

I was so SHOCKED to find out it’s not sea weed but the secretion of a sea hare.

Ate it twice…(Taste good, though… almost like a fishy smell kind of noodles).
And got really curious what it is…Because when I asked the locals
–they just give this very long smile.

However, does anyone know the nutritional value of this “sea spaghetti”?
If any…?

By: ador

ador — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:49:56 +0000

clariss, from where are you in the philippines. can i have a copy of the results of your study.. thanks. i am planning to work on the egg mass of sea hare but on the post harvest aspect.. however, your study can serve as my reference too.

thanks so much in advance

By: clariss

clariss — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:24:12 +0000

I’m not really surprise about these info. In fact, way back in my college days 2 years ago, I have made a research regarding on the egg string of sea hares (Dolabella auricularia species). It is edible. But what’s interest me more is the life inside it. I’ve entitled my research as “Fecundity of sea hare egg strings under cage condition”. I counted the eggs of each bunch that I’ve collected. It gave me quite interest to discover that this bunches were consists of hundreds, and some even reached millions of eggs enclosed in a clear capsule. Whew! So fascinating, that in such simple sea creatures, there are millions of life awaits for them to reached their development stage. So, to those person who love eating the “marine spaghetti” of the Philippines,… You’re eating the baby sea hares…and this hobby…may lead into sea hare depletion….Come to think of it.. :-)

By: ysche

ysche — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:58:01 +0000

lukot is actually a sea hare eggstrings….it is very nutritious and it contains a lot of vitamins and minerals……

By: Dot

Dot — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:58:50 +0000

They are sea hare eggs. “…a sea hare breeds internally with two other sea hares at the same time. Once the eggs are fertilized, they are laid in long ribbons or masses, similar to strings of spaghetti.” Check out this wiki site http://creationwiki.org/Sea_hare