I picked up some of these frozen ones from Ranch 99 and it appears they have been very well individually frozen in a layer of ice. They often do this for shrimps so that they do not get freezer burns.
I sliced some of the frozen ones and tried it hot pot style. They tasted chewy and has abalone flavor to them but they didn't stand out as tasting GOOD. I kept on eating slices and wondered what I was eating each time. Is this fake? I thought.
So then I got some live mini ones instead from a Korean supermarket. They allowed me to choose the one I want from the tank and sadly, they died before I got home.
Here you see them seemingly alive, but they are a bit touch and inanimate.
Note that I have never done this before. I took the meat out and tried to scrap off the black stuff from the sides. With it cleaned, I then sliced them up sashimi style.
Ta da! All done.
These fresh mini abalone were strangely very crunch. I was expecting something a bit softer. With some slight blanching, they did turn softer. Even with its strangely crunchy texture, I still prefer these smaller ones simply because they tasted fresh and had a sweet taste to it. The frozen ones were a bit bland and really made me wonder what was really being eaten.
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