You Got Your Jellyfish in my Peanut Butter

January 9, 2008 4:18 PM

So, Mrs. Wittgenstein read an article that says that shrimpers are now keeping the jellyfish they catch, becuase they can be dried and turned into edible crackers that are high in protein with no cholesterol. She wants some of these crackers. Where can I get some?
posted by wittgenstein to food & drink (8 comments total)

Where was the article?
posted by rhizome at 4:24 PM on January 9

Was this the article?
posted by elendil71 at 4:32 PM on January 9 [1 favorite]

Your best bet is to go to your nearest Chinatown, if you have one, and ask around for dried jellyfish.
posted by vacapinta at 4:33 PM on January 9

I couldnt find any links to places where you could buy any dried jellyfish, but there sure were a lot of links asking for people to try and sell them. I recall seeing them all the time when I was in Thailand, sold in convenience stores along with dried squid, dried shrimp, etc. They're the Asian equivilant of potato chips. It was a mighty weird thing to see some kid come out of a store munching on a crunchy, foot long squid or jellyfish chips the same way I'd dig into a bag of Funyons.

vacapinta has it right. Find a good sized Asian food market and look around or ask.
posted by elendil71 at 4:45 PM on January 9

elendil71 -- yes, that is the article in question.
posted by wittgenstein at 4:49 PM on January 9

Lots of jellyfish in the markets in Chinatown where I live. I don't think I've ever seen jellyfish crackers, per se, though.
posted by Rumple at 6:17 PM on January 9

Chinatown. I've eaten jellyfish noodles. Remarkably tasty in the summer with some rice vinegar (not sushi vinegar) and hot mustard.

It should be noted that the collapse of fish stocks in the Gulf has allowed jellyfish to occupy this vacant niche and multiply. Agricultural runoff into the Gulf has also spurred the growth of planktons that the jellyfish feed on, as well.
posted by KokuRyu at 7:14 PM on January 9

Wow, fishing our way down the food chain, indeed.
posted by bumpkin at 7:31 PM on January 9