ortiga de mar

/or-TEE-gah(s) deh MAH-reh/
[Spanish] plural ortigas de mar

"Nettles of the sea." Sea anemone. In Seville sea anenomes are traditionally rolled in quite coarse breadcrumbs and deep fried. When you pop the hard outer casing, the flavour of the sea floods your mouth.

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