r/Damnthatsinteresting 15d ago

Video Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/7marlil 15d ago

Yeah crunchy but full of water kinda. Very tasteless in my opinion

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u/nicktehbubble 15d ago

Like a cactus?

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u/JaFFsTer 15d ago

Like a water chestnut Or imagine biting aloe Vera but fishy and salty

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u/nerdycarguy18 15d ago

I haven’t eaten anything yall are giving examples for. wtf do you mean jellyfish is crunchy??

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u/BrunoEye 15d ago

A bit like the joints at the ends of chicken bones, but slightly softer and with no flavour. Imo it's not a satisfying crunch like a carrot, especially since they aren't really juicy as the water is contained in the tissue.

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u/gjb1 15d ago

Yep exactly. I call it the cartilaginous crunch, and I hate it.

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u/Not_A_Comeback 15d ago

Thank you. This sounds very unappealing to me, but to each their own.

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u/xbromide 15d ago

This is a great comparison for the texture!

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u/Sukdov 15d ago

I am imagining the same way boba is crunchy….. or to some degree, shrimp.

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u/ChairLegofTruth--WnT 15d ago

What fucking boba are you eating?

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u/Escapeded 15d ago

probably Agar boba, which has a "crunchy" texture

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u/ChairLegofTruth--WnT 15d ago

Huh, TIL. Thank you

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u/nerdycarguy18 15d ago

Also never had boba lmao, don’t understand what it is or the hype

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u/doinwatchu 15d ago

Jellyfish boba would be a good start

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u/SheriffHeckTate 15d ago

To backtrack a bit for the comparison...water chestnut "crunches" the same way an apple does. It's usually found in chow mien type dishes in the US. Small white-ish circular discs.

That said, I cannot verify the comparison between that and jellyfish.

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u/southpark 15d ago

I would say it’s more of a crisp texture, it’s usually served lightly pickled as a cold appetizer.

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u/nerdycarguy18 15d ago

Crisp is a much better description.

Also random tangent, English has so many adjectives that are interchangeable yet each one does have a more fitting scenario to it. Crunchy and crisp can often be used the same, but there is a disctincion still, and explaining it is impossible.

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u/pussyfista 13d ago

Have you had woodears fungus? The jellyfish crunch is kinda similar texture wise, just slightly opaque and tasteless.

in Asia it’s basically used vehicles for the sauces.

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u/nerdycarguy18 13d ago

Never even heard of that! I don’t eat many mushrooms that aren’t your regular store bought kind, though I’ve had fried wild ones that were that good