Eggs fresh from a sea urchin is almost the same as Uni in a restaurant only a bit less salty. BTW, I learned about eating sea urchin eggs directly from a sea urchin from reading Ewell Gibbons. I think the book was "Hunt for the Blue-Eyed Scallop" or something like that. If you like weird exotic food then reading Ewell Gibbons is a MUST. I learned a lot from reading his books. I also loved his info on how to make coconut wine. When I watched "Castaway" all I could think of was how it was a pity that the Tom Hanks character hadn't read Ewell Gibbons because he could have stayed blasted the whole time he was stuck on that island.