uni in pasta

Deserves a bump?

When is Uni season and where can I get it this year/next year?

bump.. any other places turn out that sell live Uni? I know Richmond steveston market, but sometimes I want it for the weekdays..

Not in season.. basically fisherman dive for local (Vancouver Island) uni when it gets colder and crabs are scarce.

This was from a few years ago. Is this source still good? I'll call tomorrow.

Would like to know of current uni sources. I usually just buy it from Fujiya, comes in the standard white plastic package with see through lid for $25.

I called this Sung Fish place from the article: https://www.chowhound.com/post/sea-u...factory-824237

And they said they might have some next Monday.

Paladin International Food Sales. $30 for a clear lid box with 8 rows (2 or 3 pieces in each)

Yamato Trading on Parker Street. Two blocks west of Fujiya.

They supply the uni to local restaurants (not 100% sure if fresh or frozen). It is a wholesale outfit, but they take cash sales. Open weekdays normal hours and saturdays until 2:00 pm? Place is owned by Canadians of Japanese origin.


Edit:

1050 Parker St
(604) 253-5022

Thanks, if anyone goes report back please on price, fresh or frozen etc.

Tray of 5 pockets. $15, fresh.

Yamato told me they don't do retail (said it's coming, but not ready yet). They call you when they have it and you come in. Seems not very convenient to me (what if I dont plan to eat uni that day). Also they said they "get it from the plant". Doesn't sound like they process them in house which makes the fresh thing questionable.

Ended up picking up some live ones from Lobster Man. Got a male one that jizz out white sperm to boot. :fullofwin::heckno: Cleaning it is pretty easy, just use a kitchen scissor and cut right around the bottom opening and scoop everything out. Seems to be the easiest way (thanks YouTube).

Ok so back to Yamato. Mayube jtrinh got it for $15 I have no clue but I called today and this is what they told me.

- They don't normally have it just laying around for you to walk in and grab
- You place an order and they call you when it's here or you can also pick a day for pickup
- It's $19 for a tray

That's all I got for now, placed an order for the 23rd, we'll see.

My work place does business with Yamato. They must have told me wholesale or special pricing. Sorry for the misinformation.

Yea $19 for tray of 5. Is this price standard?

Well you were just stating what you were told so all good! Can't for my uni fix it's been a week since I last had it.

Paladin sells trays of 10 for $30. (My previous post was a mistake!) Around 20-25 pieces total

Picked up my order to from Yamato. Looks, good! Taste on first tray thus far, fantastic.

Note, was quoted $19/tray but today they said prices went up and they are now $23/tray but honored the quoted price for us in this case.