Cookies made from giant jellyfish
As part of an ongoing battle against invading swarms of giant jellyfish in local waters, some residents of Fukui prefecture have developed a method for converting the sea creatures into a powdered ingredient used in souvenir cookies.
Sold in boxes of 10, the jellyfish treats, called “Ekura-chan saku-saku cookies,” can be purchased at JR Fukui station for 580 yen.
The key ingredient in the Fukui-area cookie maker’s recipe is powder made from dried, ground jellyfish, which is produced using a process developed three years ago by students from Obama Fisheries High School. The bitter, salty flavor of the jellyfish is said to nicely complement the cookie’s sweetness.
In recent years, swarms of Echizen kurage (Nomura’s jellyfish) have been invading the Sea of Japan each autumn, seriously disrupting fishing operations. The giant jellyfish can grow up to 2 meters wide and weigh up to 200 kilograms (450 lbs) each.
[Source: Mainichi Shimbun]
Awesome! Would like to try them!!!
Unfortunately I live in Europe and no way I can get to Japan …
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You evil things you! Why kill giant jellyfish for cookies?! Yeah, maby for a steak or a taco, but a cookie!
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mmm looks so good to eat. Should be good would thai sweat sour sauce!
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EWWWWWW!!
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it seems so good to eat. Should be better with milk and sugar. :)
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hahahhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha i want to try those LOLOLOLOLOL rofl
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They claim that it’s a way to reduce nomura jellyfish population…but over 20 billion (yea,billion),200kilo nomuras invaded japaneese waters…what good will eating a bunch of em do…
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Why don;t they just cut the jellyfish up like those Chinese Jellyfish Coldcuts, which, by the way, tastes very good and are served as appetizers
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interesting~ as an Japanese I hav to say it’s impossible to eat all the Nomura Jellyfish up though…
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