1.19.2006

ouch!

My fascination with photos of giant sea creatures continues... check out this giant jellyfish! How would you like to step on THAT at the beach? CNN.com says:
"One Echizen kurage (jellyfish) can be up to 2 meters (6 feet, 7 inches) in diameter and weigh up to 200 kilograms (440 pounds)."
And no... I didn't eat any jellyfish when I was in China...

"South Korean fishermen have been suffering similar woes, but China, where giant jellyfish are a delicacy often served dried and dressed with sesame oil, does not seem to have registered the outbreak as a major problem, Japanese officials said.

Seaside communities in Japan have tried to capitalize on the menace by developing novel jellyfish dishes from tofu to ice cream, but for some reason the recipes have failed to take off."