After reading this thread, UA catering is out behind a Chicago NTW right now, picking some Polaris appetizer material out of a recycling bin. I had sea cucumber in Guangzhou couple of years ago - pretty inoffensive, taste-wise, but it is indeed like chewing on a piece of tire. Sea Cucumber "Sashimi" w/ a caulifower/grape puree for dipping in Polaris this winter? I could work for UA catering!