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Kaypea
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I've eaten it. Didn't really like it. I also ate lobster that was still alive... I think they stunned the lobster, or I guess it was slowly suffocating... and they took off the back shell and cut up its back and you could eat it.
The lobster tasted great, but I felt like a creepy person eating it.  |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:35 am Post subject: Re: Anyone else ever eaten squirming Nakji (baby octopus)? |
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Some friends joined us down at Noryangjin Fish Market a few nights ago to try Nakji, the baby octopus. It's chopped up and served still moving.
The taste was actually not bad. Very salty of course, but really not bad. I kinda liked it. I wouldn't get it every day, but I wouldn't gag at the sight of it - which is what I expected.
We made a video about it. Check it out if you want to see people eating moving tentacles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgoi4J33LA
We were there with a guy named Duane who is on a round the world trip right now and is currently in Korea. He has been traveling for about 9 months so far. Check out his project, it's called 'Reset, Live, Grow'.
http://www.youtube.com/ResetLiveGrow |
People in Korea are eating chopped up moving baby octopus? That's just insane. |
+100 (and +100 to your second post)
OP, to answer your question. Yes, I've had it. I think probably 90%+ of people who have been here at least a year have tried it. It's one of the silly things you do here in Korea to show your family and friends back home.
I'm glad you had fun; it looks like you did. But really, to be honest, we all know about it. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:28 am Post subject: |
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Sure, its an "experience".
The taste by itself is bland, but with some spicy sauce and some drinks its not half bad. |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| PatrickGHBusan wrote: |
Sure, its an "experience".
The taste by itself is bland, but with some spicy sauce and some drinks its not half bad. |
Yes, and the experience of fighting the squirming seonakji helps you emphasize with say cats who also like to play with their food (ie, let it go, recapture it, etc). |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Its pronounced more like no-ryang-jin (노량진)  |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:15 am Post subject: |
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| rumdiary wrote: |
| All you can taste is whatever you dip it in. It makes for an interesting video to show your friends back home. Nothing more. They really need to block Dave's users from posting links to blogs and videos the first 6 months they are in Korea. Or put them into a sticky with blogs about "Kimchi!" and photos of passed out business men. (I was new once too and thought I was breaking news) |
I didn't think I was breaking news and I'm past the 6 month mark. I just wanted to see who else had tried it.. and shamelessly plug our Youtube stuff, as I am prone to doing.  I understand what you're saying, though. I promise never to post "OMG guys Koreans drink a lot! Har har har."  |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Anyone else ever eaten squirming Nakji (baby octopus)? |
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| interestedinhanguk wrote: |
| rumdiary wrote: |
| zhanknight wrote: |
Some friends joined us down at Noryangjin Fish Market a few nights ago to try Nakji, the baby octopus. It's chopped up and served still moving.
The taste was actually not bad. Very salty of course, but really not bad. I kinda liked it. I wouldn't get it every day, but I wouldn't gag at the sight of it - which is what I expected.
We made a video about it. Check it out if you want to see people eating moving tentacles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgoi4J33LA
We were there with a guy named Duane who is on a round the world trip right now and is currently in Korea. He has been traveling for about 9 months so far. Check out his project, it's called 'Reset, Live, Grow'.
http://www.youtube.com/ResetLiveGrow |
People in Korea are eating chopped up moving baby octopus? That's just insane. |
+100 (and +100 to your second post)
OP, to answer your question. Yes, I've had it. I think probably 90%+ of people who have been here at least a year have tried it. It's one of the silly things you do here in Korea to show your family and friends back home.
I'm glad you had fun; it looks like you did. But really, to be honest, we all know about it. |
That's fantastic, I'm glad you have had it. I wasn't trying to tell you it was out there, though. |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Anyone else ever eaten squirming Nakji (baby octopus)? |
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| zhanknight wrote: |
| interestedinhanguk wrote: |
| rumdiary wrote: |
| zhanknight wrote: |
Some friends joined us down at Noryangjin Fish Market a few nights ago to try Nakji, the baby octopus. It's chopped up and served still moving.
The taste was actually not bad. Very salty of course, but really not bad. I kinda liked it. I wouldn't get it every day, but I wouldn't gag at the sight of it - which is what I expected.
We made a video about it. Check it out if you want to see people eating moving tentacles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgoi4J33LA
We were there with a guy named Duane who is on a round the world trip right now and is currently in Korea. He has been traveling for about 9 months so far. Check out his project, it's called 'Reset, Live, Grow'.
http://www.youtube.com/ResetLiveGrow |
People in Korea are eating chopped up moving baby octopus? That's just insane. |
+100 (and +100 to your second post)
OP, to answer your question. Yes, I've had it. I think probably 90%+ of people who have been here at least a year have tried it. It's one of the silly things you do here in Korea to show your family and friends back home.
I'm glad you had fun; it looks like you did. But really, to be honest, we all know about it. |
That's fantastic, I'm glad you have had it. I wasn't trying to tell you it was out there, though. |
Gotcha. Thanks for your helpful explanation in the OP.
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Some friends joined us down at Noryangjin Fish Market a few nights ago to try Nakji, the octopus. It's chopped up and served still moving.
The taste was actually not bad. Very salty of course, but really not bad. I kinda liked it. I wouldn't get it every day, but I wouldn't gag at the sight of it - which is what I expected. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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Try the raw Sea Cucumber. The bright red one. Has a strong iodine taste. A really aquired taste. You can eat it with gochujang.
Chan-o-gui- Grilled eel similar to what they put on sushi. You can either have it marinated in soy sauce or Guchujang
Another thing worth trying is the Chokay Gui. A whole pile of shells are brought to a BBQ table. You dip them in gochujan.
Chewotang- A hearty soup made with small ricefield eel type fish. They basically take these small fish and but them in a blender and make a soup with it. They will usually serve some of them deep fried beforehand.
Su-Yook Kaygogi- This is basically steamed dog served with green vegetables. It's cut so there is a thin layer of elastic skin. The sauce is really nice you mix it. The meat is a bit oily.
Chun-Gul Kaygogi- Similar to Boshintang. You eat it from a shared pot. This is a real mans meal. Chances are if you ever had this the restaurant
had that old sock smell.
Soondai- Basically Korean Black pudding. Don't bother with the stuff on the street. The real stuff is really rich and goes well with Makoli. If the cut is too smooth it's not the real thing.
Goep Chan- Pigs entrails fried in Gochujang a great side dish for drinking.
Tdechi Goptagy- Fried pigs skin. Has a lovely crackling taste another great side dish for drinking. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Raw beef (yuk hoi, I think) is pretty much my favorite Korean food, if you're in the market for something a bit adventurous. |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
.... You can eat it with gochujang.
.... You can either have it marinated in soy sauce or Guchujang
.... You dip them in gochujan.
.... fried in Gochujang a great side dish for drinking. |
You can spell it in oh-so-many ways but it has a way of making everything taste the same. |
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nero
Joined: 11 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
.... You can eat it with gochujang.
.... You can either have it marinated in soy sauce or Guchujang
.... You dip them in gochujan.
.... fried in Gochujang a great side dish for drinking. |
You can spell it in oh-so-many ways but it has a way of making everything taste the same. |
Haha, I noticed that common element too. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| nero wrote: |
| Caffeinated wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
.... You can eat it with gochujang.
.... You can either have it marinated in soy sauce or Guchujang
.... You dip them in gochujan.
.... fried in Gochujang a great side dish for drinking. |
You can spell it in oh-so-many ways but it has a way of making everything taste the same. |
Haha, I noticed that common element too. |
Gochujang the first thing I reach for when indulging in all the fear factor foods. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:18 am Post subject: |
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| The octopuses probably don't like being chopped up, but they don't have any pain receptors being invertebrates. Things like lobsters and crabs aren't even aware that they are being boiled. I don't think its that immoral. When it comes to raising and preparing animals to be eaten there are things that are done that are a lot more immoral. |
I think the scientific consensus on that is not only wrong, but is changing. Scientists previously rated perception of pain in relation to consciousness of the individual. (Ie. dogs would feel less pain than humans, ants would feel less pain than dogs.) But apparently this isn't so. David Suzuki wrote an excellent article called 'the pain of animals' in which he writes about how it doesn't matter how big your brain is: pain is pain.
Scientists think that possessing an escape response to an aversive stimulus is not enough evidence to demonstrate that a species is capable of feeling pain. This makes sense with bacteria I suppose, but not with other larger animals. My question is why would they respond like that if they were not feeling pain? Even an ant has a nervous system and if it lacks a central processing area like our brain, it still functions similarly and allows the 'basics' to happen such as movement, sense, and most likely pain.
Recently, some other scientists who agree with me have been looking at this more closely in a study here where they found crustaceans (previously thought to not experience pain) would not only rub themselves after getting shocked, but would remember the rather noxious experience and avoid it. Check out the article here:
http://www.livescience.com/6137-spineless-feel-pain.html
This all said, I know full-well that I cause pain to animals as I embrace my omnivorous nature and eat both meat and plant-life.
I remember being quite amazed at how each piece of the squid tentacles seemed to have a mind of their own, "walking" around the plate, squirming back and forth in what looked to be (pain?), and even walking along the bottom of the plate when I held it up, or "feeling" that there was nothing beyond the edge of the plate (just like a caterpillar) and heading somewhere else. It was weird how each one seemed to have a mind of its own. |
No pain receptors, no pain for the animal. Vertebrates are the only animals with pain receptors. The common octopus has an intelligence about as developed as a house cat. I don't know if that applies to the little octopuses. Any invertebrate other than a cephalopod (squids, octupuses, nautilises) has no awareness what so ever. Except for Cephalopods, it has never been shown that there is much of any memory. They are just automons. |
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NSMatt
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Location: London
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| Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| West Coast Tatterdemalion wrote: |
Sick. Disgusting. Immoral.  |
You think so? Why? |
Because he/she is a self-righteous vegetarian/eco-mentalist. |
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