San nag-jik
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Posted on: September 7, 2007 7:39 AM, by PZ Myers
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At first you look at those wiggling tentacles and think gross! Then well, when you think about it, many predators eat their prey sometimes wiggling, sometimes alive, sometimes barely dead.
Posted by: sailor | September 7, 2007 8:46 AM
Looks a bit like Gagh; best when it still moves ;-).
Posted by: skblllzzzz | September 7, 2007 8:56 AM
Most predators, on the other hand, don't have access to a fully-stocked kitchen, or even just some plain ol' fire.
Although an Animal-Planet "Iron Chef"-style competition between, say a croc and a lion would be interesting: "The secret ingredient--wildebeest!"
Posted by: Dr Paisley | September 7, 2007 8:58 AM
Although an Animal-Planet "Iron Chef"-style competition between, say a croc and a lion would be interesting: "The secret ingredient--wildebeest!"
Croc: Damn, I'm getting dried out every time I get near the fire.
Lion: Ouch! I guess I wasn't supposed to actually touch the flame.
Both: Screw this, let's eat those tasty monkeys standing right near us with cameras. Ummmm...fresh human!
Posted by: Dianne | September 7, 2007 10:26 AM
I've had the crickets at Typhoon, they aren't that bad but nothing to seek out once they novelty of eating bugs at a restaurant wears off. After the first 10 or so I had enough but they give you a whole friggin plate full of them! I few large draft beers help.
As for live seafood, dozens of the finer sushi bars in LA will serve extra-extra-fresh shrimp or certain fish, if you are into that. They taste just like the fully dead ones, so it is really all about the wiggling sensation in your mouth. For me it isn't worth the extra money just to induce a gag reflex.
Posted by: Gregg | September 7, 2007 10:39 AM
I'm normally not a pedant, but it's san nakji. In Korean, nakji means 'octopus'. Different romanization rules could result in a spelling of nagji or nagchi, or some variation thereof, but there's certainly no 'k' on the end of it. I realize you got it from the referenced site, but since you're such a cephalopod lover I thought you ought to know the proper term.
And on that note, the Korean word for 'squid' is ojingo (stress on the 'jing'). Squid jerky is a great snack!
Posted by: Aldacron | September 7, 2007 10:46 AM
I suppose decapitation clears away ethical worries over eating live cephalopd.
Posted by: caynazzo | September 7, 2007 11:28 AM
To correct the pedant, ojingo (I would actually write o-jing-uh) is stressed on the first syllable.
I myself had san nakji once, and there was no decapitation involved, killing being achieved by boiling (in broth). I could only manage to eat the tentacles, though.
Posted by: classicalclarinet | September 8, 2007 3:27 AM
I'm not sure I'm up for live animal foods. But the spicy ramen soup at one of the other places sounds fun.
Posted by: Keith Douglas | September 8, 2007 6:37 PM