Sea Squirt or Sea Pineapple - An example of the strange or weird food eaten by people around the world

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Various Ascidiacea species are consumed as food around the world. The piure (Pyura chilensis) is used in the cuisine of Chile, both raw and in seafood stews. In Japan and Korea, the sea pineapple (Halocynthia roretzi) is the main species eaten. It is cultivated on dangling cords made of palm fronds. In 1994, over 42,000 tons were produced, but since then, mass mortality events have occurred among the farmed sea squirts (the tunics becoming soft), and only 4,500 tons were produced in 2004.

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Location: Busan South Korea
Photo credit: © Neil Setchfield / Alamy / Afripics
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