DRIED SEA CUCUMBERS

WHAT IS SEA CUCUMBER?

Sea cucumbers are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide, or they call it trench . Sea cucumbers is usually being sold in a dried form and already pre-soaked form in certain Asian grocery shops that carry gourmet ingredients.

WHAT DOES SEA CUCUMBERS TASTE LIKE?

Once sea cucumbers is soaked, sea cucumbers will soften and be bouncy. The sea cucumbers itself does not have any taste. That probably makes you feel even more absurd. The best part is, sea cucumbers will absorb whatever flavor or dish you cook them in.

The sea cucumbers is an oblong-shaped, gelatinous creature that is of the class Holothuroidea and distantly related to starfish and sea urchins. The sea cucumbers comes by its name honestly as it is indeed shaped like a cucumber. Sea cucumbers is sold dried and frozen and needs to be boiled before Sea cucumbers is added to stir-fries and braised dishes.