Sea pineapple is a consumed specialty mainly in Korea, Japan and South Korea. They often live in shallow water clinging to rocks and artificial structures.
Sea pineapples have a characteristic orange-red color with a hard, spiky shell. and 2 large tentacles at the top.
The unattractive and somewhat strange appearance of this type of seafood makes diners wary of tasting it.
To enjoy it, people must pre-process and filter the shell to get soft meat. The meat is chopped into bite-sized pieces.
In Korea, sea pineapple is called meonggae and is enjoyed with mixed rice. In Japan, sea pineapple is called hoya and is used to prepare sashimi or grill.
Sea pineapple is popular with many people because of its soft, crispy, succulent meat.
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The flavor of sea pineapple is described as fragrant and a bit strong, but once you get used to it, you will find it as fatty as raw milk oysters.
Even though it looks a bit strange, sea pineapple is still popular Popular because it contains superior zinc content compared to oysters.
In addition to being caught from the wild, sea pineapples are also grown on long ropes dropped into the sea. After about 3-4 years, farmers can harvest this creature.
Sea pineapple costs 20 USD/kg (about more than 450,000 VND).
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