Fresh Sea Sausage, Cleaned

A coastal delicacy with an unmistakable snap: a soft, pale tube of meat that turns crisp in seconds and takes on whatever it is cooked with. Sold cleaned and eviscerated, so the whole box is usable.

What It Is

The body of Urechis unicinctus, a marine spoon worm dug from tidal flats. It is sold as a tube of muscle roughly 10–15 cm long, pinkish beige on the outside and creamy white inside. The texture is the point: firm, springy, and it snaps rather than flakes.

Where It Comes From

Hand dug from the tidal flats of the northern China coast and the Korean peninsula, purged in clean seawater, then cleaned and blast frozen the same day.

Specifications

• 2 kg net weight per box, cleaned weight after purge
• Tube length 10–15 cm, 60–90 pieces per box
• Eviscerated and rinsed, no sand or grit
• Frozen in a single layer, pieces separate

State

Raw and frozen, cleaned but uncooked. Nothing added: no brine, no phosphate, no colour retention.

Storage and Thawing

• Keep at −18 °C or below
• Thaw in the refrigerator for 6–8 hours, then pat dry before cooking
• Cook within 24 hours of thawing; do not refreeze

Shelf Life and Delivery

12 months from the production date on the box. Shipped frozen with gel packs in an insulated liner. Check the box is hard on arrival and freeze it immediately.

How to Cook

• Cut into 5 cm lengths, blanch for 5 seconds, then flash-fry with garlic chives — the classic Shandong pairing
• Grill over charcoal with salt and a squeeze of lemon
• Simmer into a rice bowl with a savoury sauce at the end so it keeps its bite
• Add to hot pot for the last 20 seconds only

Allergens

Contains marine invertebrate (spoon worm). Packed in a facility that also handles fish, shellfish and crustaceans.