Hawaiian
ʻOpihi (Cellana spp.) preparation in detail: gathered by hand from dangerous intertidal rocks (people die gathering ʻopihi — rogue waves sweep gatherers from the rocks). Eaten raw on the spot or brought home alive. The foot is pried from the shell, the gut removed (or not — some eat the whole animal), and the flesh eaten raw with nothing but ocean spray as seasoning. Some preparations grill the ʻopihi briefly in the shell. The danger of gathering is part of the value — ʻopihi is Hawaiian caviar precisely because it risks the gathererʻs life.
1. EXCEPTIONAL: Fresh ʻopihi eaten raw at the shoreline, seconds after prying from the rock. The ultimate expression of radical proximity.
EXCEPTIONAL: Fresh ʻopihi eaten raw at the shoreline, seconds after prying from the rock. The ultimate expression of radical proximity.
Pacific Migration Trail