Source: Atlas Obscura
What crawls along the bottom of the ocean, protects itself by wearing a layer of thick mucus, resembles a walking pickle, and is absolutely delicious grilled up or in paella? It’s the sea cucumber, of course.
More specifically, it’s Parastichopus regalis, a species that can be found slurping across ocean floors in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
Once consumed mainly by seafaring folk and poor fishing villages on the coast and islands of Spain, the edible part of the creature—the meat around its digestive system—is now a highly prized delicacy.Known as espardenyes in…
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