HIRONO, Iwate Prefecture--Sea urchin are a culinary delicacy, but because their shells are often seen as too difficult or costly to recycle, they end up getting tossed out in bulk. But a local ...

prying open the shell; 3) removing the uni; and 4) rinsing it clean. (James Gebilaguin) Run cold water over the insides of the urchin. Hopefully there’ll be sunny orange uni, but there will also be ...

Each bead on this necklace has been painstakingly shaped in this way, its form molded and reimagined to resemble a sea-urchin shell. Artisans meticulously carved deep-purple amethysts and vibrant ...

Make infused butter: Combine butter, sea urchin, herbs, scallions ... Serve dish with remaining melted herb butter in an uni shell.

From left: the tiny clam that lives in the spaces between the spines of a sea urchin; the rare and miniature ... It settles on the tiny shell of a very young hermit crab. As the sponge grows ...