For some sadists, eating already dead creatures spoils their fun. There are many dishes served where the animal meets its maker alive in the jaws of tourists and locals alike.
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China– Drunken Prawns
Prepared in just 30 seconds, this dish is pretty self explanatory. Live shrimp are soaked in alcohol and eaten. The dish is ranked among the top ten cruelest dishes in China.
Korea – Octopus (Sannakji)
Baby Octopi chopped up and served while still spasming and writhing. Eateries warn of the importance of chewing as the still functioning suction cups can stick to your mouth or throat.
Worldwide – Larvae and Grubs
Most commonly seen as a punishment inflicted on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! and Bear Grylls, the high protein content and availability makes it a tasty snack for those birds and people alike.
Worldwide – Oysters
Regarded in fancy restaurants as a delicacy, this is perhaps the most acceptable and least squeamish example of live food. This is perhaps due to their lack of a central nervous system and inability to wriggle.
Italy– Maggot Cheese (Casu Marzu)
Like wine, GILFs and paleontology, age is seemingly the must have factor for Italian cheese connoisseurs.
Casu Marzu is left open for flies to lay eggs in. The eggs hatch and the maggots feast on the rotting milk which gives it a ‘distinct’ flavour.
It is vital that the maggots are still going about their daily business as if they are dead the cheese becomes a deadly poison.
Miami– Humans
Perhaps the newest and most disapproved of trend on the list involved dosing up on ‘bath salts’ and eating a stranger’s faces, much like a naked and less charismatic Hannibal Lecter.
For the inquisitive among us, people are said to taste like pork.
