I’ve had sea urchin once, at a fishmarket in Tokyo. It’s definitely an acquired taste.

I can barely remember what it tasted like, just that my friend and I each had one and immediately concluded that we didn’t need another. Very different from most sea creatures at least. I expected a mussel, but it was much softer in texture and much stronger in taste.

We ate them plain, but I kinda want to give them another try with some other stuff to dampen the impact.