The Mendocino Coast is one of the biggest producers of sea urchin in California, and the folks up there would like to invite us all to the first ever Purple Urchin Festival, coming up June 17th through 19th (happy Father's Day, foodie dads!). But no matter where you live on the subject, you may not be aware of the environmental impacts surrounding the delicacy known as uni, or why you should maybe start eating more of it.
There are two types of people in the world: those who love eating sea urchin, and those who really, really don’t.