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Trending: Jellyfish on the Menu

Already used in many Asian cuisines for centuries, jellyfish are making a timid entry onto dishes on this side of the globe, in the form of fried fritters or added to stir-fries. This marine animal can now be found in rather large numbers in oceans and can be harmful to other species, hence the interest in adding them to menus.

That’s what Vancouver’s Blue Water Cafe has been doing for years now, serving it as a ceviche. In France, Les Pâtes Vivantes restaurant serves it with a cucumber salad. Here in Quebec, if you’d like to dip your toes into eating jellyfish, you can find some seasoned and cut into strips at Asian supermarkets. Once blanched, they can be added to a salad.

Nicknamed “the tofu of the sea,” jellyfish are composed almost entirely of water and are able to absorb flavours. As for their texture, it’s similar to squid and shrimp.

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