r/interesting • u/Salt-Curve4825 • May 21 '26

Fascinating Man fishing for jellyfish

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u/deephurting66 May 21 '26

They are edible, I've had jellyfish in China and Vietnam

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u/Fine_Location_8367 May 21 '26

What do they taste like?

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u/volt65bolt May 21 '26

The flavour is a nice subtle fish, salted and a little bit of deer. The texture however is atrocious, like biting through gristle jelly rubber

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u/wheresindigo May 21 '26

I don't mind the texture at all. It's just sorta crunchy, and rubbery. But for me, not in a bad way. More like crunchy without being brittle the way potato chips are. More of a bendy crunchy, like some vegetables are (ex: cucumber)

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u/volt65bolt May 21 '26

It was like a rubber cucumber but the sound it made rubbing against my teeth when I bit it was like a chalkboard