CRISPY, CRUNCHY JELLYFISH

Well prepared, the delicacy is a tactile delight, with a toothsomeness seldom found in other foods, Pauline D Loh writes.

You would not want to meet a jellyfish while swimming in the sea, and some would definitely balk at a close encounter with this creature on the dining table.

But not the Chinese, who have effectively reduced the jellyfish, despite its fearsome reputation, to nothing more than a crispy crunchy delicacy popular as an appetizer.