Sea urchins are small, spherical marine animals that are found living on seabeds all over the world.
You may well have found yourself trying to avoid stepping on a sea urchin when paddling in the sea on holiday.
The spiny shells of our sea urchins, which have been handpicked in Iceland, conceal a very valuable treasure: sea urchin roe.
Considered both a delicacy and an acquired taste, sea urchin roe, or uni as it’s known in Japan, are not eggs but are in fact the creature’s sex organs or gonads. They have a briny but sweet ocean flavour and a unique, thick and creamy texture that can sometimes be divisive.