Friday, July 22, 2011

Dancing Squid - Could You Eat This!??

Seriously, can anyone stomach this? This is sooooo wrong. I've no qualms about eating squid but to watch my lunch doing a jig on my rice? Ughhhhhhh!! I'm freaking out just looking at this.

On googling, I learned that this is a controversial delicacy called Odori-don that literally translates as 'dancing squid' served in a restaurant in Hokkaido. Apparently, the squid is dead but the sodium in the soy causes neurons to fire, making the muscles twitch, creating the illusion of a resurrected squid.

Bon appétit!
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16 comments:

  1. Serendipity is SweetJuly 22, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Oh my. I think I'd have trouble eating that, lol!

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  2. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Ummm...ewww! No thank you! Now I am not hungry for anything! So glad that is not normal here. Visiting and following via You Like Me Hop...hop over to my blog and follow back if you like!
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  3. MellieJuly 22, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    Ewwww no way would I eat that!!!

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  4. JenniferJuly 22, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    Oh no, I will definitely not be watching this video! I saw something very similar but with frog legs on Youtube! Yuuuuuuck! someone had some skinned frog legs on a plate and sprinkled salt on them and they started dancing. I was so grossed out! AGH!

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  5. UnknownJuly 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    THAT IS GROSS. I'd never eat that...

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  6. StephJuly 22, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Oh My Goodness... I'm not sure I could eat that... and you know how I love to eat. Anything but that! I'd even eat durian! If it didn't move it might be easier to eat...
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  7. Mommyof2girlz/StephDJuly 23, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    Oh my, I just got the worst case of chills down my spine...how odd that the soy sauce could cause a reaction like that... weird.

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  8. AmyJuly 23, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Oh my gosh my heart is breaking just looking at that. No way I could eat it.

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  9. LauraJuly 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Thanks again for stopping by for Footloose and Fancy Free:)

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  10. TrainwreckJuly 23, 2011 at 7:34 PM

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  11. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsJuly 24, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Eww! I lived in Hokkaido when we were stationed there back when I was in 2nd and 3rd grade...I'm glad that I don't remember seeing anything like that! haha I've got chills thinking about moving food on a plate! (Not too keen on squid, except maybe some dried squid.)

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  12. LinJuly 24, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Nope. I can't even eat food that looks like it was alive once! This is just creepy!

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  13. Quirky HomemakerJuly 24, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    I do not want to talk bad about what other people might consider normal. So, I feel bad saying this. But, it kind of creeps me out. I can't eat most of that stuff anyway because I don't like the chewiness of most of those types of food. Never been a fan of Calamari or conch or any of those.

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  14. J.July 25, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Um. Ya lost me at "dancing"...which meant, moving... I don't eat stuff that is still moving :)

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  15. An Apel a DayJuly 25, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    That would ruin my appetite.

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  16. Ma What's 4 dinnerJuly 27, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    I love squid! But I couldn't do it!

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

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