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You guys are talking about the frozen uni package?
Back in Valentine day I bought a live uni from Yohan about 9.99 per lb and this one is about $11. There are 5 pieces inside this one. If you compare the size of the piece with the soy sauce bottle, it is actually quite big and really fresh. This is local uni but as good as you can find elsewhere if not better

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Oh, since I bought the UNI in the afternoon but want to kept it fresh till dinner, so I put some ice in a sealed sandwich bag and cover it with a glass bowl placed upside down in the middle. The glass bowl then can be used as a cooler plus it keep the shape of the UNI piece.

Actually I bought the UNI from Yohan osaka but I think I see it in TnT sometime. Heard the best time for UNI is Feb March but I seen it again last week.

If you are lucky, you see a nice guy and not busy, they will open up the UNI for you. But don't take it for granted. If you have to open yourself, bring it home wash the outside, place it on the cutting board, use the corner (close to your finger side) of a heavy knife to knock / crack the top of the UNI, try to break in two half but don't press so hard otherwise you squish the meat inside. After you break the shell into half, either use spoon or finger to take out the meat. (softly, tenderly) Wash the meat and clean up the dark colored vein on the meat. I am sure you can tell right away the difference between a fresh one and the one you eat in the restaurant.

I guess the reason the restaurant charge so much for a live UNI is they open it carefully and didn't break it.

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Sorry for the confusion!!
It is from Osaka Supermarket in Yohan Richmond. Yes those are local BC Uni and I think TnT also have them sometimes. They are the same company anyway

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I have heard that BC and Japan are located at the almost the same latitude (or longitude, I mean the horizontal one) so they have similar weather or even seafood. not sure if it's true. Probably true for the weather because of the Sakura Tree

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Yeah, there are no comparison. Vancouver is too boring compare to Japan. Too bad I can't afford to travel to Japan or HK very often. So that make me searching for Chinese/Japanese food and goods all the time. It is always excited to find something you miss for a long time.
Not the same but better than none