Fried Fish Eaten Alive -- UGH!

[Dari]

The only thing asians don't eat is their wives. That's where I come in.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

I don't like even looking at Octopus, the thought of having one pulsating as I attempt to eat it just horrifies me..

I'm referring more to fish at this point, as octopus is not my favorite (takoyaki or tako-nigiri is about as far as I go there.)

 

[eits]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBsl_ZssUwA

if there's one word to describe the chinese it's "efficient"

 

[leotheliongrrr]

This looks delicious: http://www.johnchow.com/disrespecting-the-lobster-at-dynasty/

 

[gorcorps]

Kind of weird, but you people calling it torture don't know what you're talking about. Fish are incapable of processing 'pain' like people, or other mammals do. They can't think or any of that shit, as they just have basic motor functions to spawn and eat and swim.

 

[bret]

no biggie to me

 

[TridenT]

Wow, wtf.

Fucked up, all these links are!

 

[coloumb]

Ok..when I got to China next year - I will only be eating at McDonald's. 🙂

If you believe in reincarnation - this is what happens when sadistic humans die - they come back as animals who are torturedly cooked while still alive. 🙂

 

[TridenT]

Ok..when I got to China next year - I will only be eating at McDonald's. 🙂

If you believe in reincarnation - this is what happens when sadistic humans die - they come back as animals who are torturedly cooked while still alive. 🙂

Hah, wow, yeah. 😛 That's awesome. "So, you believe that when you're reincarnated that you'll come back as a fish? Mmm, well, you better hope you don't get fried and then eaten alive."

 

[DanTMWTMP]

hahaha, me and my coworkers had this in our business trips to Asia. We sat there satisfied, and we always say something like, "We have demonstrated our complete control over the animal kingdom!" It's our battlecry whenever we try new stuff in another nation (it started when we were in Chile, and one meal required the killing of 8 separate animals haha).
Mind you, we are always with oceanographers who are passionate about their research and in the preservation of species. They are more than happy to come with us to eat exotic stuff that is quite similar to what's shown in the video. It's funny how people outside of the expertise of biology are the only ones that has beef with this.

Also, another thing to note:
Most people in Asia do get grossed out with these preparation practices as well. When I was in Korea, I could not find anyone I wanted to try raw octopus or dog. Everyone that was with me on my visits were repulsed by it. These "exotic" restaurants are actually filled with tourists who want to try these unorthodox-prepared foods.
Likewise how we have so much niche practices in the US alone that is rejected by the entire community, it's the same overseas.

 

[2ll2]

Fish being eaten alive is for the birds. Not humans.

 

[Ichigo]

This thread has gotten more than a little bit racist.

Much as this disgusts me, I don't think Western practices of preparing animals for food (slitting cow's throats and letting them bleed out) can be considered significantly morally superior to Eastern ones (stuff like this).

But I'll still eat beef and fish.