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7 foods you can eat while they're still alive

Jul 26, 2021, 12:46 IST

Sannakji is a raw Korean octopus dish that squirms on the plate. Its recent popularity in Instagram videos has made it perhaps the most well-known live dish. Baby octopus is cut into small pieces, lightly seasoned in sesame oil and served immediately.

Cazu marzu means "rotten/putrid cheese" in English. It's a traditional sheep's milk cheese from Sardinia that contains live insect larvae — or maggots.

Sea Urchins may look prickly, but cultures around the world love cracking into them and eating the flesh raw. Scissors are used to cut open the shell and some people suck the innards out immediately, while others dine on sea urchins in a type of sushi called "uni."

Ying Yang Yu fish (aka "dead-and-alive fish") is a deep-fried whole fish served in China. The fish head is wrapped in a wet cloth to keep it breathing while the body is cooked. Some Chinese chefs cook the dish this way in order to prove its freshness to the customer.

In Japanese, "ikizukuri" means "prepared alive." Chefs prepare sashimi from live animals. In traditional ikizukuri, diners select the animal they'd like to eat from restaurant fish tanks. The chef catches it, quickly removes any inedible parts, then serves it then and there.

"Drunken shrimp" is a Chinese delicacy where freshwater clawed shrimp are doused in ethanol. It's often served with a lid to prevent the shrimp from jumping out of the glass and onto the diner's lap.

If you've eaten oysters before, you most likely digested them while they're still alive. Oysters deteriorate much faster than most other animals, so high-end restaurants serve them as quickly as possible. Until the oyster is separated from its shell for a significant amount of time, it remains alive.

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