In the previous post, WonTaek described his affinity for Korean Sashimi (live octopus). I thought I'd take it one step further by actually presenting you with a NatGeo podcast on how to eat live octopus. WARNING: Not for the sensitive or faint-hearted. Viewer discretion advised.
Brace yourselves. This will not be pleasant.
Watching this made me respect Koreans a lot more. They are a brave lot. WonTaek is brave. Herman is brave. And all those who like and eat Sashimi regularly. Let these brave gastronomic warriors be remembered for eternity and their names sung in ballads for eons to come.
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Disclaimer: This video is property of National Geographic Society and was sourced from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fAs_DJCjG4. This blogger was not involved in any way in the production of this video, and it is reproduced here solely for educational purposes. Copyright National Geographic Society 2007.
awesome...
ReplyDeleteWow. I wish I had the guts to eat live octopi. Perhaps one could even figure out a way to eat it which quickly puts it out of its misery.
ReplyDeleteWonTaek is angry with me - I can understand that. Where this video is sourced from there were many hate speeches and insults to Korean people. So I want to address this issue once and for all:
ReplyDeleteTo WonTaek: DO NOT BE ASHAMED OF WHO YOU ARE. This class is not only about exploring language through the lens of food, but also about learning how people in different cultures view food. This is perfectly normal. This is totally OK. If you like raw fish, stand up and say "I like raw fish" and don't hide that fact. Yes, there will be people who will hate you for it, but they're not worth bothering with. They can't appreciate diversity and cultural differences, and they are not worth your time. Ignore them. Trust me, the majority of people will actually respect you more if you do this.
To potential hate speech sources: Please keep your comments to yourself. If you cannot digest the idea of eating live stuff, at least don't impose your views on others. Live and let live.
Dude, I'm not ashamed of being Korean :D its just that the video you put up isn't really helpful for people from other country to understand this so called "culture". Like the video itself seems to make korea look as if its some alien country who like to torture their food and barbarically eat living things whole (well you can ask them to give you whole if you want but its not really common) :(
ReplyDeletePersonally, when I had my first and last octopus, it was all sliced up and practically dead.. it didn't move that much as this video and it did not choke me lol I'm pretty sure that Koreans don't eat octopus cause it increases their stamina or because they want to prove they are brave..(I wonder where NG got this fromㅡㅡ) I tried living octopus because i love doing crazy things and I thought eating living octopus would make me understand korea more. I'm sure that Koreans eat living octopus because it fits their taste rather than beliefs
But the main reason I really really disapproved you uploading this video is because of animal rights. :O culture VS animal rights are just like debating whether god exist or not ... there's jst has too much conflicts and it goes on and on
Not mad just confused why you wanted to upload this video so badly even thou i told you it wasn't really a favorable video describing eating octopus compared to my experience
PS Im pretty bias myself :( Can't help the nationalism i have but I do hate conflicts
PS Kendo's japanese btw... lol
it looks good to me for some reason....... haha, wanna try it next time when i go to korea~ also, it reminds me of a odd-old-weird-gross chinese dish: "3-ji" its like u eat a baby mouse... (dont read it if u are already feeling sick) the first time when u pick it up with ur chopsticks, it screams and make a "ji" sound, then u put it into the boiling water, it will make another "ji" sound, and at last, when you put it in your mouth and chew it, it again makes the sad last "ji" sound.(that is where the name of the dish comes from)... People from southern part of China really used to eat it as a nutritional dish... ugh,,, so gross and crucial... haha sry if ur feeling sick,,,,
ReplyDeleteI concur with Zee W. Seeing where the food comes from adds more initiative for me to try some although something tells me I have eaten sashimi before but didn't know it.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, how did you put up a youtube video visible on the blog, HatTheFatCat, if you don't mind me asking? Did you have to download the youtube video?
Putting up YouTube videos is pretty simple. Just go to the specific video on Youtube. On the right side, you should see an embed code for the video along with the URL, just below the video description (unless the video is copyrighted and embedding is disabled).
ReplyDeleteClick on the embedded code - it should expand to reveal some options for embedding such as border, color, size, etc. Select what you like (the default is usually the best), copy the embed code and paste the code when you are typing your blog.
When you publish the blog the video will appear where you placed the embed code in the text.
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