Comments on: Sea Urchin Roe / Swaki / Uni

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:04:28 +0000

The black ones with long, stinging spines are the best, yes, far masarap than the swake! In bohol, they are called â€œtuyomâ€. For the novice, you have to deal with the strong smell of iodineâ€¦

By: daguerrson

daguerrson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:37:31 +0000

sea urchins are called maratangtang in northern Philippines. I love these creatures, they’re so exotic.

By: iyoy

iyoy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:05:05 +0000

haskin,

rather late response, but, yes, black urchins with long and sharp spines are generally edible. harvest them with a forked stick, dump into into a woven rattan basket, and sort of sift the basket so the urchins rub against each other to break the spines. proceed to open as described in mm’s post.

some of the brown ones with short and blunt spines (they can be handled bare-handed)need to be lightly roasted in an open fire to remove possible itchiness to the lips.

By: Haskin

Haskin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:41:05 +0000

umm…. are black sea urchins edible to eat??
because.. i always saw black sea urchins in the rocks whenever we go fishing here in Subic Bay…….

coz….. here…. the waters are protected.. and only fishing lines are allowed, no nets….

umm…. how can i know if its edible or not??

please do tell….

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:38:18 +0000

tim, if you lived in the philippines, you would probably have to get 10 pounds or more of sea urchins to earn a dollar… so from the third world perspective, you aren’t doing so bad…