If you are feeling adventurous and fancy cooking up something to thrill your dinner party guests then come down to Borough Market and get yourself some Orkney Sea Urchins.

There are many different varieties of Sea Urchin but in Orkney, Sea Urchins are known as ‘Scarrimans Heid’ meaning a street child with unruly spiky hair. This urchin can also be found in the Northern Pacific as well.

The only edible part of the sea urchin is the cluster of orange coloured roe; also know as corals. This part is beautifully fragrant and deliciously sweet.

They can be eaten Japanese style – spooned out and eaten raw, used to thicken a fine sauce or folded into hot pasta.

If you are really struggling trying to think of how to best showcase these funny looking things, then check out Rachel’s Recipes for Linguine with Sea Urchin Roe, basil, lemon and chilli.