Isn’t the real story here that $17 million worth of Sea Cucumbers actually exist. And oh yeah…that there is a thing called sea cucumber?
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Having seen sea cucumbers, I think the real story is that they are actually useful for something.
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This is a big thing in Chinese culture. They believe sea cucumbers have all sorts of health benefits, and the good ones sell for big money.
I can’t speak to their benefits, but I can tell you this - they taste like gelatinous ass.
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And that’s where I went to on this one. It’s not that they exist or are worth 17M in this story. It’s that people eat them.
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I’ve eaten some unusual things, but I cannot say I have ever had that.
Interesting reading if your stomach can take it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicacy
Edit: On further thinking, I’ve had tripe which is pretty close. Tripe is actually rather good in menudo. Sea cucumber has to be worse.
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They taste a lot better wrapped in bacon.
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What doesn’t? I’d eat my foot if it was wrapped in bacon! 
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But bacon wrapped in bacon is even better.
I’ve actually eaten these at a restaurant in Hong Kong. They are considered “delicacy” - I personally thought they were nasty and had the texture of wet Kleenex (not dissing Kleenex). Was in a soup of some sort.
Must be an acquired taste - one I didn’t care to acquire.
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I think that the Korean Bar B Q place at the corner of Royal and
Harry Hines serves them, I read it in a review of that place and we drive
by it quite often so I remembered it
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These are considered delicacies as well (warning, do not click before, after and especially while eating):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/5371500.stm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-02/17/content_521375.htm
I don’t think I can bring myself to try those.
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After just getting back from Hong Kong and having sampled some of the local fare, I’m guessing they taste similar to jellyfish… which tastes a bit like a mouthful of slimy rubber bands - or as described by someone else, a wad of shredded prophylactics. (tried to be slightly more tasteful than the actual wording they used!)
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I often wonder how people actually know what these gross things taste like in order to make the comparison …
Nah. Don’t want to know.
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YouTube challenges? Lots of stupid stuff up there…
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