I tried uni once, at the dock with my daughter when she was still pre-adolescent (she has always been very adventurous with food), and it was amazing. The deckhand took a live urchin right there, cracked it open, scooped out the part you eat, and gave it to her, then me. We were like, 'really?' And he nodded and she went for it, then so did I. It tasted like essence of the sea.
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This is exactly how I describe it. When uni is fresh it it fantastic.