Fresh Sea Urchins, 3kg

Sea urchins a real delicacy and are often described as the seafood equivalent of parma violets. The purple spiky exterior protects a bright orange roe, which offers a soft texture and a complex, saline-tinged flavour. Food connoiseurs are obsessed with this fascinating ingredient, and for the uninitiated this is truly a must-try experience. Our supply of sea urchins is as fresh as it gets, and they can be eaten on their own, or used to make a tasty sauce or butter for a fish dish. Also known as 'uni', sea urchin is very popular in Japan and is often featured in sushi platters, either as sashimi or a nigiri topping.

Sea urchins are one of the most famous 'wild card' foods in the world, and have been described as the saline-tinged, seafood equivalent of parma violets with a flowery scent. The amber-coloured roe is soft as butter and is a very popular ingredient in sushi. Sea urchins are definitely on that list of 'foods to try before you die', so why not take the plunge and see how you like it? These beauties are as fresh as can be and you can either eat them as a dish in themselves or use the roe as a tasty sauce for fish dishes or even make your own sea urchin butter that you can freeze down and use again and again.