Dehydration of Jellyfish

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    2 pounds

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Mouthfeel: How Texture Makes Taste

By Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk

Published 2017

  • About

This recipe for preparing dehydrated jellyfish follows the traditional Asian method. The recipe itself is simple, but the process involves five steps and requires a variety of salts. It takes about two weeks from start to finish, which shows that contrary to expectations, it is not so easy to draw out the water and end up with the right texture. But things can be speeded up by changing the brine every day. The dehydrated jellyfish will have lost about 94 percent of its original weight.