Echizen uni: one of the top three delicacies in Japan

(Source: Fukui Photo Gallery)

December/23/2021

Echizen uni(越前うに in Japanese) is salted sea urchin. Echizen(越前) is the name of a region in Fukui. Uni(うに), or sea urchin, is a small sea creature with a round shell covered with spikes. Echizen uni is a specialty of Fukui.

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