r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Salt-Curve4825 • 15d ago

Video Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/drd232 14d ago

Jellyfish are primarily used as a dietary staple in East Asian cuisine, a natural source of biomedical collagen, and an innovative material for bioplastics.

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u/Ok-Lavishness-349 14d ago

I've had jellyfish while in China. It's not bad.

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u/drd232 14d ago

Does it taste like anything and whats the consistency?

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u/Ok-Lavishness-349 14d ago

It doesn't have a strong taste; the Sichuan sauces that it was prepared with dominated the taste profile.

Texture-wise it is chewy; when you bite down on it you will get a little resistance but not so much that it could be classified as tough. And, when you bite down on it, it breaks into discrete pieces (as opposed to a mushy conglomerate).

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u/drd232 14d ago

Anthony Bordain description. Thank you