Would You Eat Food that was still Alive.......

Well not really alive, but still kicking?

http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/radio/cl-wk-cover6sep06,0,12519.htmlstory

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Now that's what I call fresh fish!

NO!

When in Japan, I often saw fish eaten as live sashimi. And there was a snake restaurant in Guangzhou that brought the live snake to our table, opened its belly, and pulled out a bile sac, the contents of which all but I drank with relish.

I eat food routinely that's still alive. Plant and fungus kingdoms, though.

All raw fruits and vegetables are still alive when we eat them.

A lot of cheeses still have active molds or bacteria colonies in them when we eat them. And some forms of traditional Gorgonzola reportedly have live nematodes.

As for higher animals, this makes me think back to my maternal grandmother, who would eat almost anything but drew the line at frog's legs that twitched when you salted them.

-Paul W.

There is always the Chinese preparation of fish that has the body fried and the mouth still opening and closing when it comes to table....

When in Japan, I often saw fish eaten as live sashimi.

I will admit that I have actually eaten live fish. I like to go fishing and on several occasions, I have taken a few slices of living Fluke or Tuna right then and there, and it is fabulous.

Not sure I could do the octopus (I am not a big fan of it even when dead and cooked...too rubbery). Grill baby octopus is yummy, but don't think I could swallow one alive.

As for bugs...I just can't do it. I am not sure why, considering I love lobster, crabs, crawfish, escargot, etc...and they are really just big bugs.

Oysters.

But don't believe what they say about them. I ate a dozen last night and only nine worked. Da-dum-dum.

Clams with hot sauce, but I actually prefer them steamed with butter.

And there was a snake restaurant in Guangzhou that brought the live snake to our table, opened its belly, and pulled out a bile sac, the contents of which all but I drank with relish.

Why? Did it taste better without any relish? Maybe a little wasabe condiment might have helped?

I eat food routinely that's still alive. Plant and fungus kingdoms, though.

I'm with you on that. Despite my carnivorous tendencies and predilection for very rare steak, I, too, could be a vegetarian, when I really contemplate it, and the thought of eating something alive which is sentient, well ... Now, don't tell me you've been talking to the fungi again and that they've been talking back ... again!

If it ain't vegetable or mineral, it better be dead and cooked before it goes in my mouth!

"That woman's so mean, she won't eat chicken in a restaurant if they serve it to her dead!"

(from a David Bromberg song)

Folks in some parts have been known to eat monkey brains out of the head of a live animal. I am not so sure that I could do that.

I used to eat scrambled eggs and brains for breakfast. I've also had pickled calves brain with my ante-pasta, but that was years ago before everyone was worried about "mad cow" disease.

I am not so sure that I would eat calves or lamb brains anymore even if I knew they were cooked.

Folks in some parts have been known to eat monkey brains out of the head of a live animal. I am not so sure that I could do that.

I used to eat scrambled eggs and brains for breakfast. I've also had pickled calves brain with my ante-pasta, but that was years ago before everyone was worried about "mad cow" disease.

Oof - reminds me too much of Anthony Hopkins 'having' Ray Liotta for dinner in 'Hannibal'.

I once asked Jenise if she'd ever had brains and she told me she hadn't. In retrospect I wonder if that was an entirely culinary discussion.....

Folks in some parts have been known to eat monkey brains out of the head of a live animal. I am not so sure that I could do that.

I am involved partner wise in a couple of business enterprises with a couple of Thai gentlemen who say the Monkey Brains bit is what we call an URBAN Legend.

Hey Michael. Just wanted to welcome you to the Forum! Please post some recipes. From your website, it looks like you know your way around the kitchen/driveway!

This is a truly great place to hang out. Tons of excellent knowledgeable and friendly folks here. Glad you found your way to us!

(Well, not literally *tons* .... you guys know it was a figure of speech, right?)

I used to eat scrambled eggs and brains for breakfast. I've also had pickled calves brain with my ante-pasta, but that was years ago before everyone was worried about "mad cow" disease.

I am not so sure that I would eat calves or lamb brains anymore even if I knew they were cooked.

It wouldn't make any difference. Cooking has no effect on the prions that cause C-J disease.

Folks in some parts have been known to eat monkey brains out of the head of a live animal. I am not so sure that I could do that.

I am involved partner wise in a couple of business enterprises with a couple of Thai gentlemen who say the Monkey Brains bit is what we call an URBAN Legend.

Interesting, because I can recall seeing a rather credible documentary that showed film clips of the actual "feast."

But then there is always that old addage about "believe only half of what you .........."

Hey Michael. Just wanted to welcome you to the Forum! Please post some recipes. From your website, it looks like you know your way around the kitchen/driveway!

Well I am pretty good in the driveway kitchen department!!

I've been here before, but it was so long ago that I had to register again. I posted a recipe variation for Robin's FISH AND BEAN Soup. Take a look at that thread if you will.

Thanks so much for the welcome aboard. I've looked through the members list and note a lot of familiar names. I'll try to visit as often as I can!

[quote="M R DuttonInteresting, because I can recall seeing a rather credible documentary that showed film clips of the actual "feast." "[/quote]

Me, too. There was a special table with a hole cut out of the center that held the monkey. I remember one of the women conking the critter on the head.

Just because something is moving does not mean that it is alive! Octopus, like lobsters and similar sea life, have distributed nervous systems. From Wikipedia: “An octopus has a highly complex nervous system, only part of which is localized in its brain. Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are found in the nerve cords of its arms, which have a remarkable amount of autonomy. Octopus arms show a wide variety of complex reflex actions arising on at least three different levels of the nervous system.” In the dish in the video, the head of the octopus was removed leaving the tentacles to function on their own. I have seen lobsters move their tails even after their head is removed.

There is also peristaltic action in muscle tissue. I have seen the the flesh of catfish twitch—even after they were gutted and cut into steaks. That's what I call fresh (but still quite dead).

No!!

When people ask me what foods I like to eat, my usual answer is. "As long as it isn't liver and it isn't moving, I'll eat it!"

Only if it's human.

Dastardly Dick

Only if it's human.

Erm..... Robin, how did his membership get approved???

[Robin Garr]

Erm..... Robin, how did his membership get approved???

Carelessness ...