Sea Urchin |
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| Scientific Name: | Evechinus chloroticus. |
| Also known as: | Kina (New Zealand). |
| Characteristics: | Delicate, smooth, buttery roe. The male roe is silkier, the female roe is slightly more grainy. |
| Description: | They have a hard, spherical shell covered in dark brownish-green spines. Inside is a star-shaped mass of yellow to orange-coloured gonads in the males or roe in the females. |
| Main Season: | Generally available all year round. |