Monday, September 29, 2008

Jellyfish risotto anyone?

"Fancy a jellyfish soup? Or a mini-bundle of blanched vegetables with julienne strips of jellyfish? A prestigious Catalan chef plans to take advantage of the gloopy stinging creatures that plague Mediterranean beaches every summer and float them on to the region's menus as a gastronomic delicacy. 'Jellyfish contain 95 per cent water and the rest comprises mainly proteins. They contain almost no lipids, carbohydrates or cholesterol, so they could be a source of healthy food,' according to the Bionaturis report, which was backed by Andalucias's Innovation and Development Agency" - Independent

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