Raw, Crunchy and Surprisingly Delicious – The Seafood You Never Knew You Could Eat

Did you know you could actually eat jellyfish? (Credit: Britannica, AllRecipes)

Ask anyone what's the most experimental they've gotten with their seafood and the answer is very less likely to be jellyfish. In fact those with more conservative palates wouldn't even know them to be something that's found on menus in some corners of the world. This World Jellyfish Day, we draw attention to a rather undersold seaside delicacy – potentially worth its weight in salt.

There are certain safe species of jellyfish which qualify for human consumption – save these, any other variant of the marine invertebrates are to be strictly avoided. The safe species include Rhopilema esculentum – common in East and South East Asia – as well as cannonball jellyfish (also called 'jellyballs'. Also part of this niche list is the moon jellyfish.

As far as consumption is concerned, they cannot be eaten raw or fresh from the water, like say clams. Raw jellyfish of any and all kinds contain stinging cells called nematocysts with toxins. Additionally, a jellyfish out of water spoils rather quickly because its body is made up of about 95% to 98% of water.

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Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle