By Lawrence Weeks
Executive chef
More of that sustainability you’ve come to love: This time we are focusing on uni and more specifically purple urchin. It is delicious, but these things have all but destroyed the kelp forests on the West Coast. From California to Oregon these urchins have overgrazed and incited much fear for the future of bull kelp. Uni is prized for its eggs, which are orange in color and have a creamy, buttery mouthfeel. Sea otters have become a predator for these urchin and help protect the kelp from extinction. You can probably find uni at your favorite sushi restaurant, so do your part and eat this tasty invasive species.
Eat an urchin, save a kelp forest