Rare Uni

Haenyeo, meaning "women of the sea" in Korean, are a dwindling group of mostly older, female divers who live and work on South Korea's Jeju Island harvesting seafood from the ocean. These older Korean women risk their lives each day harvesting sea snails and sea urchins to support their children and families. One haenyeo and restaurateur, Nam Young Kim, has been diving for over 40 years. At her restaurant, Gapadosiktak, she prepares some of the highest quality uni and abalone, or sea snails, for people in Seogwipo who have never tried them before.