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A few questions, just out of interest: Was it raw? What does it taste like? Where in China did you eat it and is it common there?

raybb 9y ago
I'm not sure if it was raw but I think so. It honestly doesn't taste like much. My friend bit into it first and thought it was disgusting but then the people in the restaurant gestured that we have to put soy sauce on it. So I only had it with soy sauce and it basically just tasted like soy sauce. It was in Shanghai and we were just at a little non-touristy restaurant so I'd guess fairly common. I actually have a gopro video of us eating it but the quality wasn't too great. Edit: Here's a gif from the video of my friend eating the jellyfish, he really wasn't a fan. http://imgur.com/a/gAAjW http://imgur.com/a/gAAjW It kinda looked like this: https://www.foodnut.com/i/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-San-Mateo/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-Jellyfish.jpg https://www.foodnut.com/i/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-San-Mat... Source: https://www.foodnut.com/383/little-shanghai-restaurant-restaurant-review-san-mateo/ https://www.foodnut.com/383/little-shanghai-restaurant-resta...
- dEnigma 9y ago
  Thank you for the information. I've also been to Shanghai but I didn't eat jellyfish (at least not knowingly) ^^
  - pvaldes 9y ago
    Only a few genus are edible.
- k_sze 9y ago
  I can assure you that jellyfish is a "fairly common" dish around Shanghai. Besides soy sauce, one can also mix it with some cucumber, black Zhejiang vinegar, fine slices of chili pepper, and sesame. It's a common cold dish. Source: my mom is Shanghaiese.
  - Raphmedia 9y ago
    What are the nutritional benefits of jellyfish?
bllguo 9y ago
It's somewhat common, and is sold as an appetizer at many non-Americanized Chinese restaurants I've been to. Unfortunately, not too many of those around if you're in certain areas.
nathancahill 9y ago
Depending on the jellyfish, it can also makes your mouth tingle/go numb.

raybb 9y ago

I'm not sure if it was raw but I think so. It honestly doesn't taste like much. My friend bit into it first and thought it was disgusting but then the people in the restaurant gestured that we have to put soy sauce on it. So I only had it with soy sauce and it basically just tasted like soy sauce. It was in Shanghai and we were just at a little non-touristy restaurant so I'd guess fairly common. I actually have a gopro video of us eating it but the quality wasn't too great. Edit: Here's a gif from the video of my friend eating the jellyfish, he really wasn't a fan. http://imgur.com/a/gAAjW http://imgur.com/a/gAAjW It kinda looked like this: https://www.foodnut.com/i/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-San-Mateo/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-Jellyfish.jpg https://www.foodnut.com/i/Little-Shanghai-Restaurant-San-Mat... Source: https://www.foodnut.com/383/little-shanghai-restaurant-restaurant-review-san-mateo/ https://www.foodnut.com/383/little-shanghai-restaurant-resta...

dEnigma 9y ago
Thank you for the information. I've also been to Shanghai but I didn't eat jellyfish (at least not knowingly) ^^
- pvaldes 9y ago
  Only a few genus are edible.
k_sze 9y ago
I can assure you that jellyfish is a "fairly common" dish around Shanghai. Besides soy sauce, one can also mix it with some cucumber, black Zhejiang vinegar, fine slices of chili pepper, and sesame. It's a common cold dish. Source: my mom is Shanghaiese.
- Raphmedia 9y ago
  What are the nutritional benefits of jellyfish?

bllguo 9y ago

It's somewhat common, and is sold as an appetizer at many non-Americanized Chinese restaurants I've been to. Unfortunately, not too many of those around if you're in certain areas.

nathancahill 9y ago

Depending on the jellyfish, it can also makes your mouth tingle/go numb.