HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk. But a local ...

There's a good reason why finding a whole sea urchin fossils is rare, according to Mr Milàn - sea urchins move slowly and are normally eaten by predators, so only small shells are left behind.

As kids, our mother made Christmas for us. She kneaded it into sweet raisin bread dough and imprinted it into the shortbread ...

Clockwise from top left: 1) Detaching the beak; 2) prying open the shell; 3) removing the uni; and 4) rinsing it clean. (James Gebilaguin) Run cold water over the insides of the urchin. Hopefully ...

Make infused butter: Combine butter, sea urchin, herbs, scallions ... Serve dish with remaining melted herb butter in an uni shell.