Dined last night at BenKay in Portland, ME. Seiji-san pleased yet
again, I ordered among other things uni nigeri it was piled high with
fresh uni from Monday's haul. It was devine, firm, tasted like the sea.
My first taste was plucked with care from the mound of uni so that I
could taste it without the intermingling of flavors from the rice and
nori. That'd also be when it dawned on me that I should have ordered it
as sashimi. Absolutely wonderful, I'm a convert to good fresh uni now.

The flavor reminds me slightly of something else that I can't quite
figure out I'm thinking clam, oyster or mussel "guts."

Jessica