Sea cucumber (food)

Sea cucumber is like a vegetable that lives in the ocean. It's called a "cucumber" because it looks like a long, skinny, and bumpy version of what you put in your salad. People in some countries like to eat sea cucumbers as a tasty treat. To get them ready to eat, they have to be boiled or dried in the sun. Some people like to cook them in a soup or stew, while others like to chop them up and put them on top of other foods like rice or noodles. Sea cucumber might seem like an unusual food, but some people think it's really tasty!