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I've eaten jellyfish as a small side dish a few times. The texture - extremely chewy, with a crunch of chewiness at the end of the bite - was bizarre the first
by alanbernstein 7y ago
I've eaten jellyfish as a small side dish a few times. The texture - extremely chewy, with a crunch of chewiness at the end of the bite - was bizarre the first time, but I got used to it quickly enough. I wouldn't mind eating a dish made with it, but it might benefit from a longer, slower cooking process. Or maybe jellyfish is nothing like mammal meat and it wouldn't help, I dunno.
- mrob 7y agoHave you tried any of the "tree ear" type fungi? They have a chewy+crunchy texture and bland flavor too, and I wonder if it's similar.
- kakkun 7y agoWe call those fungi, "tree jellyfish" in Japan :)
- alanbernstein 7y agoI think that's the same thing (or similar) as woodear mushroom? That's not a bad comparison, just imagine the extreme of that texture.
- munchbunny 7y agoJellyfish is nothing like typical fish or land meats, so to enjoy it you need to cook/eat it with the distinctness of the texture as a major part of the experience. I love jellyfish, and the mechanical feeling of chewing it is half of the fun. I think for people unfamiliar with jellyfish, eating it in a more "experimental" restaurant setting while blindfolded would make it much more interesting, because then you are focusing much more on the texture, and you are expecting something weird and distinct.