Sea prune

The sea prune is a small fruit which is purple in color and grows in the ocean. In traditional Water Tribe cuisine, it is dried and boiled to make a chunky brown stew said to have an acquired taste.
== History ==
Tapeesa often prepared sea prune stew for her husband Ujurak and their son Kavik in Bin-Er. When Avatar Yangchen unexpectedly arrived at their house, the sea prunes from Kavik's portion of the stew were given to the airbender.
Sea prunes were often internationally shipped between the shang cities in the period of global isolationism following the Platinum Affair. When Tael and Kavik went through the wreckage of the warehouse in Jonduri, they made note of derelict crates of both spotted sea prunes and striped sea prunes, both of which had been dried to preserve them longer.
Bato prepared a traditional Water Tribe feast of sea prunes for Sokka, Katara, and Aang upon encountering them near an abbey, much to the siblings' delight. Aang tried the fruit for the first time, but immediately spat it out, disgusted by its taste.
== Connections ==
The sea prune bears a similarity to the sea cucumber, an echinodermic ocean-bottom scavenger. However, the sea cucumber is an animal, while the sea prune must not be meat since Aang, a vegetarian, was willing to try them and neither Sokka nor Katara warned him that they were not compatible with his diet.
== Trivia ==
* According to Sokka, Hakoda could eat a "whole barrel" of stewed sea prunes. When Bato made the dish for Sokka and Katara, she drunk at least five bowls.Avatar: The Last Airbender Cookbook: Official Recipes from the Four Nations, p. 43.
* According to Hama, ocean kumquats taste similar to sea prunes if stewed properly.
* The official Avatar: The Last Airbender YouTube channel has released a video about how to prepare stewed sea prunes.
== References ==
== See also ==
* Flora in the World of Avatar
* Ocean kumquat
== External links ==
* Sea cucumber
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