The sea cucumber is a gelatinous creature that is shaped like a cucumber. It has no flavor but similar to tofu it soaks up the flavor of the surrounding spices and meats. In Chinese cooking it is used in soups, stir-fries, and certain braised dishes. Dried sea cucumber looks and feels almost exactly like a piece of cement, although is not as heavy. It also must be soaked for several hours before cooking.
echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers
An elongated animal with generally five rows of tube feet running the length of the body, and a ring of mop-like tentacles around the mouth.
n. Phylum Echinodermata, Class Holothuroidea. A group of echinoderms that are soft and leathery, have elongated bodies, and feed by filtering detritus from the water column and/or vacuuming the seafloor.
has been shown to be effective in reducing the pain and inflammation seen in the arthritic and traumatized patient. Sea Cucumber has been shown in studies to reduce blood pressure, help in the healing of ulcers, joint pain, injury to soft tissue, as well as joint trauma.
The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. It is so named because of its cucumber-like shape. Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin.