Live octopus @ Jae Bu Do



by Contango_4eva

25 Comments

  1. Man I’m sorry to be that guy but this just makes me sad

  2. cattaxevasion

    Is this live or the effect of an acid on its muscles?

  3. NgoHaiHahmsuplo

    Yeah, live nakji like this is mostly for show and novelty. Other than that, it ain’t really worth it.

  4. Tncmusic

    Those taste very bland, people eat them for texture + sesame oil or Cho-gochujang flavor(Korean vinegar pepper paste).

  5. muffinpoop

    This was surprisingly good when I had it! It’s crunchy, and the sesame oil adds a nutty flavor. Seeing the smallest little tentacle grasp and move around made me think about what we eat and what is considered culturally ok to eat.

  6. WhatIfWeAreClouds

    Not live. The octopus is dead. Sodium ions are opening the cells and causing them to fire.

  7. informationsuperhi

    Octopuses are sacred. I’d never eat one.

  8. worldofcrap80

    I tried this once for my birthday about ten years ago. Was not a fan. Almost no flavor, just felt like chewing on a piece of rubber hose that wriggled and might grab on to your esophagus and choke you to death on the way down. Some friends opted not to join because it seemed needlessly cruel, and I don’t really blame them now.

    Later another friend was shooting some stuff for a crappy cable channel in Korea and they served ACTUAL whole live octopus on a grill. It kept trying to escape. They chopped a limb off and put it on the grill and the HEAD, despite no longer being attached, freaked out and started writing in pain. My friend started sobbing uncontrollably and had to leave the restaurant.

    I will no longer eat live octopus. I feel too bad.

  9. listinglight778

    San-nakji. Potentially dangerous food as you can choke on the tentacles. Can’t eat octopi after I learned that they’re pretty bright creatures.

  10. tigernet_1994

    Rather too cruel for my taste. At least give a quick death…

  11. SirKevinTheKing

    I’ve had it. Incredibly bland. By the way, it’s dead. Moving, but dead.

  12. SaltBad6605

    People are so easily manipulated.

    It’s not alive, it’s not any more cruel than any other sushi, etc. I’d make you a meme so you’d understand, but I just don’t have the energy.

    I’m going to sleep now and won’t be moving, but it’s okay, I’m not dead.

  13. AoiTsukino

    I eat octopus but I’ve never had it live, I’m a bit apprehensive to try it since I’ve heard some people have choked on it before? I’m all for trying food but this one has me a bit worried. How was it though?

  14. the_iowa_corn

    I’m going to actively avoid this place

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