New Zealand KINA! Sea Urchin Snacking in Aotearoa

I'm on a mission on the North of New Zealand to learn how to catch the spiky and somewhat tasty Kina! Thanks to Lance from Raglan for the guidance.
Whale bay is just around the point from the famous surf break Manu Bay, featured in the iconic surf film "Endless Summer"
There are limits to harvesting Kin, please see MPI guidelines for most recent rules. Currently you're allowed to take 50 kina per day, with no size limit.
www.mpi.govt.nz/travel-and-re...
Re posted this vid as KZbin lost the audio somehow!
Bless up,
Matty P
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[@cassiasimeon790]

It's not just a New Zealand delicacy, it's a world wide, 5 star, Michelin delicacy. The thing is.. kina is a top dollar seafood round the globe.. but too us New Zealanders.. it's our norms.

[@haizwiki3707]

Been watching Ras Kitchen and this just popped up. I'm from New Zealand big ups

[@EarthlyEats]

Yes Haiz! Big up bro

[@martinguttenbeil6174]

Nz represent

[@trippymadaznz4992]

Nz represent rasta 🙏 we just got back from a 4 day camp down kaiaua maaaan sunburnt to the days but glad were back home.

[@nola504creole5]

BIG UP!!!(BEE GUP!!!!)

[@frontlawnp7355]

Ditto bro farout hes here lol unreal

[@paulodonnell8968]

“You know whattta I mean”

[@OUTRAGE09HKF09BOSTON]

I was just gonna say that 🤣🤣 and “ya know”. Wasn’t really pleased how he opened them though 😅😅😅

[@OUTRAGE09HKF09BOSTON]

Just take two spoons with you and put them in your sack bedtime bro. Saves the juice, Saves the Kina and Vualaaaaa 😍🔥🔥

[@dubz3k4]

Kina on toast with a dab of butter my bro 👌🏾 amen

[@nameless6161]

Chur to that

[@iwikorebrook9446]

Hard out kina on toast sooo good🤤

[@rogermaru1956]

Dude its good to see you hanging out in my neck of the woods. I'm a born and bred local. Awesome post, much respect

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Roger! I miss NZ, loved living there

[@yackfou2412]

How can you born in a paradise like new zealand or jamaica or haiti or so many other beautiful places. I'm from boring Germany at the edge of the Black Forest and in a cold city. It would love to see the world is turning backwards. Means everybody have a yard, enjoy local herbs and animals and have nothing to do with effin Babylon 💁🏼‍♂️ The life would be so much better

[@mrnormiexd5731]

@@yackfou2412 i feel bad 4 u

[@Mayne-1]

This channel is well informative. I'm learning a lot. Keep exploring and live life to the fullest

[@EarthlyEats]

thanks Mayne! 👊

[@johnleetv9565]

This channel is so underrated! So cool to see a tourist's perspective on NZ :)

[@EarthlyEats]

Respect Johnlee!

[@ValarieNZ]

glad to have you in NZ, especially in Raglan 😍 (Whaingaroa) love & light 💕

[@EarthlyEats]

THanks Rita! Loved my time in NZ, and I need to get another 1989 Mitsubishi L300 back one day ❤️

[@trencowithers4844]

So cool that you travel the world and meet nice people stay safe bro bless up

[@YoannCharlie]

Kina dude seems very likeable and the video is beautiful and entertaining as always ! More please !

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks for watching! GOing to post every week on this now, no more sleeping!

[@jordankaniona1356]

Yeah Matty .. great to see you in NZ doing your thing ..i hope you enjoying our country , ive been watching you and Mokko on Ras Kitchen 👌🏽 love your work bro

[@EarthlyEats]

Love NZ so much! I miss that van too xD

[@kristianj1977]

Me too. I thought that was your gig Matt but cool

[@jackthe420reaper2]

And happy to have u here back in the beautiful country of New Zealand Brother Matthew

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks KRazy J! Kia Ora ....will be back there some day

[@MrKokoboy]

You either love them or hate them, I love them, good work mate.

[@donzalish]

Matt definitely knows how to edit videos perfectly!!

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Gabriel! 🙏

[@richarddavis17]

Should’ve just grabbed a couple spoons 🥄 strong ones that is back to back push them into the centre then pry apart simple 👍🏾

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Big up Matty, stay save Bro!

[@merghost]

Getting me hooked on this channel too 🥰waiting on new uploads from Ras kitchen 😝😎

[@livewell_79]

Hey ,welcome to New Zealand Matty.iv been watching you on ras kitchen.love yr work.happy travels man

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks James! bless up

[@eruerawalden3760]

Limit is 50 per diver per day.

[@trucknutz8765]

Fark that's still heaps

[@Shonny_Long_Shlong]

I was out in ragz last week too should kept an eye out for you Matt 🤙much love on the vids bro

[@samanthaponga9278]

Use the 2 spoon technique Kare...cleaner easier way to open them and the kina isn't broken up as much. Love the video 🤩

[@donaldbrough207]

Camped at Manu Bay in early 80’s, used to pick Kina and mussels down past the boat ramp, near the waterfall. Free meals! I loved it there in whale bay

[@EarthlyEats]

Free meals rule! Especially when its gourmet fresh from the sea! big up Donald

[@CamC12_6_88]

Wsup saw you on Joel's channel, this channel is awesome. Good quality video and content keep em coming bro cheers.

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks for checking it out Cam! 👊

[@leonpatrick5606]

50 is the limit and yes they were really small. But still look YUMMY

[@benvandieren700]

Oh man, the first person to try that must’ve been famished. Looks like a fun adventure dude. Nice video!

[@EarthlyEats]

big up BVD!

[@freedomdivingnz4338]

Was this a re upload? I remember watching this a few years ago

[@nicktorea4017]

I don't eat kina but I appreciate watching people eat it & enjoy it.

[@lewis3047]

Big ups to you for trying our kina bro, top man🤙🏽

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks for watching bro!

[@jefffiji624]

Oh great to see you over our side. Hope you had a great time.

[@EarthlyEats]

Loved it...and I miss my 1989 L300 van

[@jimbeezer9779]

Your channel is so dope man! Blessings from Chicago⚡️⚡️

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Jim! Bless up from the other Great Lakes ;)

[@trippymadaznz4992]

Matthew kiaora welcome to aotearoa brother 🙏 land of the long white cloud. Hope youve enjoyed your stay bro 🙏 just subscribed to this channel but im back to ras kitchen YAAAA MAN BLESS UP

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks large for checking it out! Big up TB

[@ZebbMassiv]

My father went to Pahiatua for the glider culture. He flew gliders in his twenties in Poland.Bigup New Zealand. So many fun things to do.

[@taniasouth]

I'm so jealous @ how good that *KINA* be tasting right now. Looking all beautiful 😍 *Auckland City*

[@trelawnny]

Back at it again with the Urchins👍make a pasta dish with some Matty, you will love it.

[@EarthlyEats]

Whaaat! Need to try that one, sounds exotic :0

[@sasan8r]

Awesome footage bro. I live out whale bay above indicators. I’m privileged to be able to pop down and grab a feed when tangaroa ain’t roaring down there. Glad you enjoyed your catch

[@EarthlyEats]

Nate you are blessed! What a place to live, so awesome! I will be back there some day 💯

[@abrahamhawkins1754]

Use a knife go straight down through the eye then slice down itll save the shell spikes and sand getting in the row. Much easier than smashing them open. Or your gonna waste some of the row. Also btw in some regions theyre saltier and sweeter and in others there more sour. Enjoyed the video regardless we go out every summer or the start of new years. For dives.

[@EarthlyEats]

these ones were definitely sweeter, will have to try some other areas 🙌

[@brinkksmusic]

I didn't know it was called Sea Urchin until I was in high school. It's popular known as Sea Needle in 🇯🇲. I accidentally stepped on one when I was a boy, it wasn't a nice feeling.

[@danielsatur4158]

Love it, good to have ya in NZ :)

[@kirianawiniata4098]

Ohh hated watching that craving for Kina now those looked beautiful mmmm.

[@billfrev]

brother sad to see the show end you made top notch content for ras kitchen . cheers brother

[@EarthlyEats]

still goin!

[@lynda7992]

Wow did not know you can eat them very Beautiful place thanks from sharing Matt from Canada

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Lynda! Bless up

[@Kapakapanui]

Most places allow a daily catch bag of 50 Kina, and they can be harvested by recreational divers with aqua lungs or tanks

[@jackthe420reaper2]

Hey brother love all the videos including the videos from Ras kitchen much respect brother and Shout out from Turangi New Zealand 💚😁😁

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Krazy J! I miss living in NZ, fantastic country & People 🙏

[@elLocodelsubte]

Another great vídeo Matthew good vibes from Argentina

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks for checking it out! bless up

[@beverlydavis1292]

Hello Mathew am jamaican living. In new York. Watching you from rass kitchen. Thanks you for loving the culture and the phone I appreciate alot

[@beverlydavis1292]

Your so humble n kind beautiful person in and out now am watching u now on earthly eats ❤❤❤

[@EarthlyEats]

Bless up Beverly! Thanks for checking out the channels

[@richb3437]

Thanks for telling us about your channel Bro🙌

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks for checkin it out Rich! bless up

[@frankj.artino2203]

Was in AU in 1992. Didn't know you could eat these! No worries, mate! Go get a feed!

[@kurtdogg8685]

This is the place I spent my holidays growing up raglan a piece of paradise in New Zealand

[@EarthlyEats]

Kurt you are a lucky guy!! Total paradise

[@Maui_hilux]

We have them here in hawai'i, we call them wāna (vah_nah). They're loaded with long spines that aren't as easy to harvest like these, we have to shake them in a special type of basket until the spines are all broken off so that we can handle them by hand after. I really want to go to aotearoa specifically to harvest kina just so I can stop drooling over kina videos on KZbin 😆

[@MrRooXs]

Miss diving at raglan. Kina, paua, mussels n crays. You can get kina on tank, 50 per person. Just got me some today. Awesome bro.

[@EarthlyEats]

I miss that place, such a cool town 😎

[@thingsyoucando6493]

Seem pretty hard to eat bro better you than me 🤣. Great video Matt. Manners and respect 🙌.

[@EarthlyEats]

Looks a bit nicer plated on sushi, rather than smashed on the rocks baha

[@thingsyoucando6493]

@@EarthlyEats I figured. I saw it and was like "yeah I would pass on that". You tough though breda.

[@leiluatala2]

Nice video !! Enjoy your stay 🙌🙌

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks Tala!

[@BoldReflections]

🦦 So I got to take a quick trip to New 🇳🇿 Zealand today.... (Spiritually) via this NICE 👍🏾 Video... Thank MP! Just have to wonder about those rocks beneath those rad waves 🌊 those guys are surfing 🏄🏾‍♂️ on.... 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@EarthlyEats]

Yes you get used to the rockiness of that surf spot! A lot of places in NZ like that ;) bless up JAF

[@stoney888]

Very veeeerry accurate video 👌

[@sealifejamaica]

You motivate me to try it out thenext time I go diving😯!🤣

[@EarthlyEats]

Yes bro give them a try! Definitely a popular delicassy in Asia & South Pacific

[@arturebauer5368]

That's all i need, nice video 👍

[@EarthlyEats]

Bless up Artur!

[@kayress-xd4bj]

Whats up brother Matty P welcome to New Zealand

[@blendedculturecreations5202]

Hello my friend watching from Ottawa Ontario Canada thanks for sharing

[@EarthlyEats]

Bigup! I love Ottawa....summer vibes though ;)

[@willis2780]

Whaingaroa!!! I live 25mins away from there. My favorite dive spot.

[@yumyumbubblegum3959]

Chur Matthew jah bless nice to see u in New Zealand

[@phews07]

Hell yeah brother.

[@averagejoe4284]

WOOOW that first image!!!

[@EarthlyEats]

This is a shot I took from near the top of Mount Karioi, very close to Raglan 🙏

[@aquariusdr275]

Next time you open the kina you can wash it in the sea water and all that is left over after washing is the urchin 👍

[@hullunhepi-hales6785]

is it just me or does the date say 29th of 2021 but it's the 23 today?

[@wairakahenry5501]

2 spoons into the center of the kina, pull apart.. then use the spoon to scoop the tongues out .. (just a tip)

[@JesseJames-mb4yo]

Just put a knife in the top and twist the knife.

[@kolifehoko2741]

The music outro is the only reason i watched this video 👀😂

[@Iam_Fruitsfidiyutes]

Bless up Matthew (Ras moco voice)

[@sealifejamaica]

Yes sir let's go

[@vikingmaori7060]

As we say in NZ "kina hard"🤣..kina taste like kina🤣,...thanks fr putting this up matty 🤙

[@EarthlyEats]

THanks large! Very much like Kina lol

[@atiustyle]

awesome dude

[@steveow40]

It looks great. How have you managed to get into New Zealand at the moment?..I’m a NZ permanent resident currently in the U.K. and I just had my flight to Christchurch cancelled and there’s no availability until after may 2021 at the earliest

[@EarthlyEats]

Old vid! Reposted as KZbin somehow erased the audio :0

[@steveow40]

I thought you a bit younger, NZ is great I miss it but then so are the mountains in Jamaica where you hang with mokko, stay safe brother

[@doom007ltk]

You look familiar, and noticed someone's else's comment, but are you the guy from ras kitchen? I watched many episodes a couple years ago

[@EarthlyEats]

;)

[@araa6428]

Solid bro. Chur!

[@yessirr2111]

Hooooly wtf? 🤣 i always watch ras kitchen and to see you in nz is shocking lol good stuff

[@EarthlyEats]

thanks for watching bro!

[@Itzlowks]

Just letting you know mate shell them off shore not on shore but im glad too see yous giving it ago mate congratulations and welcome to new zealand 🇳🇿

[@EarthlyEats]

Yes will do next time, total beginner! bless up

[@matirei]

Bro.........you got some massive shots of Aotearoa and that kina looked amazing and now im hungry. However, your outro music was questionable first time watching too. Kia Ora!

[@EarthlyEats]

I just heard there are some weird sounds in the background I didnt notice before bahahah! good catch 😜

[@francisleaf6995]

NewZealand hard my bro matt churr hope u enjoyd those kinas bro, tino reka

[@EarthlyEats]

Loved it man! NZ is the BEST

[@iamrobski908]

Wow... amazing footage and great find!!! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge 🙏🏻💚🌍💜🌌🌠🌟🌞

[@EarthlyEats]

Glad you enjoyed it! bigup

[@Psyminds]

Staggering amount of comments criticizing your traditional, old school way of opening the Kina by using a rock. Its the way Maori people did it for years but no no no you did it WRONG because you did not do it the way people do it these day with spoons. How wrong of you. Should be ashamed honestly. Nah im just annoyed at how many people telling you to do it their way and that the traditional way of doing it is bad and incorrect. Cheers from Canterbury New Zealand, really cool to see you having done content in my home country.

[@EarthlyEats]

Respect Psy 🙌

[@georgemohetau6056]

This is a old video but I love watching it still lol

[@sunshinevibestv4264]

Here from Sunshine Vibes Tv😊

[@chrisceilcaballero9272]

Yes, the gonads (yellow portion) of the sea urchin are a delicacy.

[@Hareperi777]

Me and my fiancee love diving for kina here in New Zealand

[@OrganikArt]

Big up matty , we eat sea urchin too with calamansi

[@EarthlyEats]

Thanks man!

[@Fuxxhitup]

welcome to NZ !!

[@missymason2377]

Awesome

[@yasijazzmin1198]

Most important question is what the protein content of Kina? 🧐🤓🥰

[@EarthlyEats]

Good question!! 💯

[@lizahenry3343]

High in iron.

[@annar6430]

Awesome vlog Mattew. New Zealand water looks rough How many planes from Toronto.? The spiky Kina,are they the ones that destroy the reef?

[@realworldwarriorstreet1395]

No

[@annar6430]

@@realworldwarriorstreet1395 must be a different type i was thinking of

[@realworldwarriorstreet1395]

@@annar6430 Crown of thorns starfish doll

[@EarthlyEats]

Usually 3 flights or more!

[@annar6430]

@@EarthlyEats ✈ 🛩 🛫 🛶🚤 Blessings,from Trelawny

[@jslfcs6655]

I have no idea how to dispatch those , but smashing them with the rock , like that...it seems kinda messy.

[@deevita7459]

Yeah theres a tool they use that you jam into it then open it like pliers and it breaks it open cleanly.

[@benlaceyhodge8622]

You can use two spoons, put the spoons back to back and stab them into the Kina’s mouth and push them apart. That’s the cleanest way to open without a tool.

[@JesseJames-mb4yo]

@@benlaceyhodge8622 Wrong, you use one knife you stab it in the top and then twist the knife

[@fluffymuff5519]

Yum, I eat all of it except the shell of course

[@josephinewhetu8049]

Hiiii omg coool been watching U on Ra's kitchen cool

[@mafkrimnra8084]

That’s is so delicious 🤤

[@t-rexngatokorua8733]

I have always wondered what our kina taste like compared to other sea urchin around the world 🤔

[@EarthlyEats]

I find it's sweeter and nicer!

[@chrisw5953]

Very nice

[@Deedzissmooth]

Yummmm 🤤

[@wolfpakx6381]

Chur bro getting in there shot g 👌

[@davidnl1579]

It’s good this guy is open to gamey flavours

[@thebroisrael2981]

Everyone always raids that spot in rags, that’s why they’re so small there. You gotta use the spoons or a knife to open them bro. That’s if you wana eat the tongues whole...

[@Khalid-mf3iu]

Hello MaTTyU got it be safe man 👍

[@Psyminds]

I also thought that guy you chat with and show you about the Kina was cool as vibes, the onion bag home made method, grabbing a good old rock as a tool, thats how the Maori people did it for hundreds of years, you also using a rock to open it right on the beach edge is getting that old school New Zealand experience. Sure you could be more sophisticated and get more value from the catch but for the sake of the video and travelers experience I think it was way more wicked and just vibes you know, like thats as simple and raw human experience as you can get really.

[@EarthlyEats]

Respect Psyminds! yeah just keeping it simple and natural, nothing fancy