Well I will confess to taking one small bite of the urchin, there is not enough money in the world to get me to eat raw, still moving fish. The urchin was also not something I would normally touch but as it was offered to me in a very formal setting with great enthusiasm. It would have been a major faux paux for me to decline.
Thankfully I had a beer nearby to quickly wash it down. I now understand why George Bush Sr had that unfortunate incident with the Japanese Prime Minister!
Can't wait to get back and eat some "real" food, especially Pepper's!