Catch and Cook: GIANT SEA SNAIL and RAW Urchin GONADS!

We take a 4 hour drive up Northern California and get into the water to harvest a prized giant sea snail (Red Abalone). We also gather Sea Urchins, which reside in the same environment as Abalone and compete for their food sources. Abalone has been a highly sought-after delicacy and is sold in restaurants for about $125 per pound. Increasing demand, poaching, and sea urchin overpopulation has led to decreasing number of these animals over time.

We try Sea urchin gonads (eaten raw) - which is sold as "Uni" (which means Sea urchin in Japanese) in restaurants. These were fresh, and definitely would be rated "California Gold" (Grade A) Uni. These would be sold for $170 a pound.

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