It looks like "baby poo" but it tastes like the sea, all iodine-y and squishy. A completely acquired taste (which you may have encountered by its Japanese name, uni.)It is totally necessary to first appreciate the role of texture as a primary determinant of culinary excellence. The Chinese capture the notion best by calling the idea of texture as kou gan or "mouth feel". Not a whole lot of prizes for guessing which side of the divide the CC comes down upon.
Just for the record, what you're eating are the gonads of the creature, and that's the only edible part. That it was considered an "aphrodisiac" by parallel association should be obvious.
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