To an American, the name Santa Barbara may prompt images of leisure on a soap opera scale. Someone from Japan may be more likely to think of uni. That’s right, sea urchin roe. It may come as a ...

Among top-rated kitchens around the globe, few ingredients have become as highly prized this century as uni, a part of the sea urchin. Like oysters, urchin tend to taste like the waters they come from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Uni, or sea urchin, is a celebrated delicacy at sushi restaurants. “Uni is one of ...