Coral Worms in Samoa

Palolo are tiny little worms that live in the coral reefs in Samoa deep off the coast in the trenches of the Pacific. They come out of the coral every few years when the atmospheric conditions are right, and the locals scoop them off the surface and eat it plain, sautéed or as a spread on bread. It tastes like liver fermented in salt water, but that doesn’t do the bright blue color very much justice.

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