Update 27 April 2007:
Hello BoingBoing readers!
I’ve uploaded the videos of live squirmy seafood onto youtube, just in case we take a pumelling. Remember, youtube wasn’t such a big deal back in 2005. For some reason, though, the sound did not get through. So I’ve left the original links intact, for those who want them… but please use the youtube!
Youtube links:
And now, back to your regularly scheduled programming…
Dinner is served (this is actually just the appetizer).
The fish here are fresh. They just catch ‘em, cut ‘em and serve ‘em. They’re so fresh, in fact, that they’re still squirming when they’re served to you.
[Right-click and select "Save as" for video: Squirming Fish.avi (2.71MB)]
No part is wasted. The head is chopped up and later made into a delicious fish-head stew, to be eaten with rice and kimchi and other delicious stuff (the side-dishes included sliced octopus tentacles, marinated spicy octopus tentacles, kimchi, seaweed, various slices of sashimi, and bean curds).
If you squint, you can actually make out the fish head:
The fish isn’t the only fresh thing here. The sea urchin eggs are fantastic (the urchin itself is, of course, still squirming); as is the sotong (cuttlefish). Yes, the cuttlefish is also squirming. It’s just that fresh.
[Right-click and select "Save as" for video: Urchin.avi (1.37MB)]
[Right-click and select "Save as" for video: Sotong.avi (0.98MB)]
Seeing as I ate so much, I couldn’t possibly show you everything. So here’s a quick montage with every meal that I managed to photograph (forgot my camera on a few occasions – my bad!).
Left: Stuffed pig intestines. Right: Pig intestine soup.
Left: 5 out of the ~15 dishes served as appetizer. Right: Lunch itself.
Left: Octopus tentacles. Right: A sort of fried pancake (common in Korea).
Left: Korean melons (Now now, not those kinds of melons…). Right: Sliced. They’re delicious.
Raw cow meat. Yes, raw red meat. It’s really good!
The insects again. I believe they’re silkworms, but I’m not sure. These came in a can, and were surprisingly tasty. Who woulda thunk?
…And that’s all, folks! Ate a few more things but they’re probably not worth mentioning. Ah, Korea ^_^.
Wowz, I think I won’t dare to eat those. Thumbs up for Ray…
Hehz, finally had a chance to check out your site. Nice layout, luv it! ^^
the dish of worms above is the same pict as the one 2 post ago..we want photo’s as fresh as the food served there XD
hihi…your comics are realistically cool….lol…i adding a link to u guys. Muahahahaa
Dun mind i show some of ur comics on my blog, gonna save and resize..coz too big. Dunch worry…i give credit to u guys…and everybody knows i can’t draw. Haaa. Cheers~ =)
nix: danke serr.
KG: actually, I’ve a video of me eating the insect things, but it’s not up for privacy reasons.
9: Thanks. No problems!
No prob dude.
You seem to be having fun in Korea; Avoiding Grand-theft auto type drivers, eating stuff that try to squirm away from you, and get trapped in penis-land…
but where are the pictures of pretty korean chicks? I demand pictures! Pictures!!
btw, when do you return to Singapore? or are you already back?
YJ: I’m back. E-mail! There are *ahem* certain photographs that I also want from you. Hurr hurr hurr.
[...] ray says, Just read the squirming octopus post on BoingBoing! I was in Korea some 2 years ago and posted a similar breakdown on my own site – it includes videos of flopping fish and waving sea urchins. Live. And of course, we’re eating them. Doesn’t get any fresher than that! And now I’m getting hungry too… Link. [...]
haha, I totally recognize the “silk worms” since I have caused my wife to stop eating them by repeatedly saying “groooooooossssssssss” :) They’re “Chrysalis” actually, so they’re some sort of catterpiller (maybe silk worm I suppose) after they are going to change into butterfly/moths.
I saw Anthony Bourdain eating squirming octopus on the show No Reservations, Korea episode.
bob: cool, I didn’t know that. So it’s like eating eggs with chicks half-grown inside! Mmm, nutritious.
Weremonkey: you should try it, too. It’s very delicious.
i would not eat none of that
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