A Michelin star chef in Spain to looking to put an unusual delicacy on the menu — fish semen.
Dabiz Muñoz, a Madrid-based chef, was invited to try the dish by Japanese chef Hiro Sato — and was blown away.
The delicacy, called shirako, can be harvested from pufferfish, octopus, monkfish and cod.
The semen is extracted by separating the sperm sacs in a male fish and can vary in color, ranging from white to a pinkish tone.
Muñoz, 43, posted a photo of the fancy fish dish to Instagram on April 22 where followers shared their thoughts.
Those who have tried it have described it as “strange,” “smooth and creamy” and having “the taste of the sea,” with some unable to wrap their heads around the idea of eating sea creature semen.
“It’s warm from the grill and a mouthful. It was difficult for me, but it had a very memorable texture,” one fan commented.
“I’ll skip this one,” wrote another.
Despite the mixed reviews, the celebrity chef was so enchanted by the polarizing food he’s reportedly considering adding to his menu at his high-end restaurant, DiverXO, in Madrid, according to Jam Press.
The Michelin star eatery offers “new unexplored ways of understanding the gastronomic experience,” according to its website.
Shirako is isn’t hugely popular on European menus, although some regions have introduced it. In Sicily, it’s called lattume and is used as a pasta topping while in Russian, pickled herring semen, called moloka, can be spotted on menus.
In 2022, Muñoz was crowned the best chef in the world at the “Best Chef Awards” in Madrid for the second year in a row.
Source link
#Michelin #star #chef #add #semen #menu #trendy #restaurant