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 jellyfish into powder, which is used to make souvenir cookies. The jellyfish treats, called “Ekura-chan saku-saku cookies,” are now on sale at JR Fukui station at a price of 580 yen for a box of 10.
Three years ago, students from Obama Fisheries High School in Fukui prefecture developed a method for turning the invading jellyfish into powder. A Fukui-area company followed up with a cookie recipe that includes the powdered jellyfish as an ingredient. The result is a cookie with a superbly textured sweetness nicely complemented by the bitter, salty flavor of jellyfish.
Echizen kurage (Nomura’s jellyfish) invade the Sea of Japan each autmun, 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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