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 https://creationwiki.org/Sea_hare

By: veraanne

veraanne — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:54:09 +0000

i love your blog.

6 yrs ago we had an argument where lukot comes from: seaweed or fish’s defecation. im glad now its been clarified. :D

By: meg

meg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:49:43 +0000

lukot are egg strings. see https://home.earthlink.net/~huskertomkat/hare.html

i guess eating natural sausage casings is worse.

By: maje

maje — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:26:48 +0000

hi there,
natwa nmn ako sa blog u pero very informational ha!

i love lokot so much! especially on kinilaw, for i do make kinilaw when i take vacation in my hometown-cebu!

i used coconut milk and lots of spices, i used flying fish for my kinilaw, and put lots of chilis on it and whola!!

it sure taste good for my families and friends loves it and asked me me to make more!! I even told my husband that it is a fish poop and he said.. “there is no way you can let me eat that, a fish poop?! no thank you!!! lolz.. it is so funny but i did explained to him what is really is and showed him some pics.. i surely miss my kinilaw na tlga eh!! huhuhuh.. miss philippines too and all my families and friends..

By: Bikolanong layas

Bikolanong layas — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:42:08 +0000

I would like to add that laksa is seasonal, therefore it is not what you call a poop coz if they do it once a year then they might die of indegistation.

By: Bikolanong layas

Bikolanong layas — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:37:47 +0000

I have conducted a reseach to be sure that my data is correct regarding the issue of what you call “lukot.” I went back to Gubat, Sorsogon and interviewed those who sell it, and I discovered that; the one in your picture is called “laksa” and they claimed that it is a secretion from sea cucumber, the “liswa” is quite different because it is not secreted, you have to dissect a sea cucumber to get it. In addition, laska taste like bihon.