Are you ready to eat jellyfish? Is it the next sustainable protein?
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I could definitely get behind that! I'm a huge fan of all things food. Especially water bugs. I have a major affinity for Snow and King Crab. I also like oysters, mussels and of course, lobster. Calamari has grown on me quite well the past several years too, so, I can totally see myself nomming on some jellies.
As for their spike in population, haven't we over-fished a few other ocean dwellers that perhaps fed on them - say maybe the atlantic salmon and perhaps a tuna or two? I'd even go as far to say some whales got blubberized that probably didn't strain out the jellies in their baleen. Just a thought.
Oh for sure. We are decimating the natural fish eco systems. The research that I mentioned was showing that there are more ocean predators that actually eat jellyfish than we had previously thought... it also might account for what so many are dying from eating plastic as they cant differentiate between a floating bag or a jelly.
I read an article about a fishing trawler that almost capsized because the net they were pulling up was full of large jellyfish, some weighing upwards of 400lbs.
Who knows what is causing the blooms, warming oceans, over fishing, combination likely. We might be able to help, if it was more widely used. Lots of research going on in the food sector on make them more palatable. LOL, feels like the start of the TOFU jerky days (or TOFU leather) - heck of a lot better now... just a matter of time - Jelly Jerky :-)
Hmm, I'd have to be pretty hungry before I ate a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich. I think I'll pass, too many calories in peanut butter. And I'm pretty sure jellyfish do not have fins and scales, not kosher.
LOL,
That's a good question @ironshield...but I think you are right that they can't be Kosher because of that(no fins or scales).
I was also wondering about the vegan aspect too. They are invertebrates and they do not have brains, hearts, gills, bones, or blood. Would they be considered as a protein source by someone that was a vegan?
Any vegans that can comment?
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Hi Jason, great article and just to let you know that Jellyfish is quite a staple here in Thailand. Often eaten at breakfast various other seafood soups.
Sorry, have you tried it?
Errr NO, I don't eat seafood at all so it's not going to happen lol
Cool, no I'd like to try them but have not had a chance. I've been stung by them, but have never had the opportunity to eat them...
This is and example of what I would see as a kid on the beach after a bloom.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4199156
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