Live Fresh Whole Sea Urchin

• 100% fresh seafood with the highest quality
• Wild-caught daily in Maine
• Sweet and full of ocean flavor
• Overnight shipping

If you want to taste the natural flavor of Uni, you can not miss our live Maine Sea Urchin. Our live Sea Urchin is caught fresh and delivered overnight to your door.

Information about sea urchin

Most fishermen collect Sea Urchins into net bags by scuba diving. The rest use drags to scoop urchins off the sea floor.

Each Sea Urchin will have about 4 - 5 pieces of roe inside, they weigh approximately 30g.
 

Live Sea Urchin has a rich buttery flavor that is combined with unami and a delicious texture that melts in your mouth. Sea urchin should taste like the ocean, but it should never taste fishy.

How to open live sea urchin?

Opening a sea urchin is not easy, but with the right tips below, you can prepare any sea urchin dishes you like.

1. To protect your hands, wear gloves while you cut off the sharp ends of the spines, then hold the sea urchin with tongs and stab a hole in the middle of the backside with scissors
2. Use kitchen shears to cut a circular hole around the opening 
3. Scoop out the sea urchin meat into a bowl of ice water with a small spoon
4. Transfer the uni to a bowl of salted water, wash and clean them
5. Gently rinsing it to remove excess debris

How to serve sea urchins?

You can serve raw uni immediately just like sashimi for maximum freshness, it is perfectly safe to eat.

Or you can make sea urchin sushi, sea urchin ceviche, uni rolls, uni pasta, or even uni sauce,...

How to store live sea urchins?

Fresh sea urchin should be stored in cool water at a temperature of 40°F (4 - 6°C), for no longer than 24 hours to keep their nutritional value.

If you want to eat raw sea urchins, try to eat them right away without storing them.

Ordering and Delivery

Your sea urchin will be packed with our guarantee for freshness, quality, and taste. The uni will be held under proper refrigeration for no more than 24 hours before delivery.

If for any reason you are dissatisfied with the quality of a fresh seafood item, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery to request a refund.

We are sure that you will love the flavor bursting with umami, the subtle combination of brine and sweetness, and the creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture of our live Sea Urchin.