Ritza2

Sea Urchins

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

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Hunting for ritza is a favourite pastime if Alexandria. It is a pleasure to swim out to the rocks, dive into the sea and discover hosts of dark purple and black, spiky, jewel-like balls clinging fast to the rocks, a triumph to wrench them away, and a delight to cut a piece off the top, squeeze a little lemon over the soft, salmon