8/24/11 – Video and account were down for a while due to a bogus copyright claim. I’m glad it’s back up so I can share this weird experience with everyone!
A seafood bowl I ate in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan. It had salmon roe and seaweed and some other things, with the highlight being the “dancing” squid on top.
Dancing squid dishes seem to be at many restaurants in Hakodate, but this particular one may have been the only one with this bowl set. The place was located in the seafood restaurant arcade across the parking lot from Hakodate Station if anyone is interested.
Edit: I added some information in a reply comment but it’s now buried somewhere. The basic idea behind the sodium in the soy sauce causing the legs to move has been covered in the comments, but there’s still some question as to whether or not it’s officially “dead” at the time of serving. The brain is probably still in the body, but a significant part of its nervous system, the giant axon, I believe extends into the mantle, which has been cut. I’m not an expert on squids so I can’t really come to a definite conclusion about that.
As you can see in the beginning, it’s not moving at all when it’s brought out so I assume that signals around the body have stopped, whereas a fresh intact squid out of water would constantly move around. This doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s “dead” but it seems to me that it’s at least incapacitated.
Here’s an explanation of a similar occurrence using frog legs:
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2009/12/21/how-twitching-frog-legs-work-a-little-gross-yes-but-fascinating/
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this is reason why …
this is reason why japan get tsunami fuck u japan
very nice
very nice
Hey lets torture it …
Hey lets torture it before putting it out of its’ misery. I am such a funny guy ahahaha. Losers.
These people are …
These people are up dicks. Oh, maybe that’s why they do this – because the little china man has a small dick.
dance of death …
dance of death coooool, i still wouldnt eat it. i like salmon though
It’s dead. The …
It’s dead. The nerves are just reacting from the salt in the soy sauce. You can see it’s head its body is cut off, all of the organs are gone.
I know it’s dead, …
I know it’s dead, it’s still disgusting and creepy as though, holy shit. I don’t live to eat something that looked like a previously living creature, I even less like to eat something WHICH IS STILL MOVING LIKE A LIVING CREATURE. No. God no. Just watching this video makes me feel ill.
arent squids and …
arent squids and octopus intelligent in some way other than fish. this is bogus hes prob screaming from the pain too. i dont care about fish though for some reason. kill em all
It’s already dead …
It’s already dead you stupid noob. It’s called involuntary muscle contractions caused by the salty solution.
Lmao, it’s already …
Lmao, it’s already dead…this is just muscle reacting
it’s dead you idiot
it’s dead you idiot
WTF, are you some …
WTF, are you some vegan cultist or something? Go eat a tree.
Squids have …
Squids have advanced nervous systems in their limbs. Everything you’re seeing is essentially a muscle reaction – like being knocked in the knee by the doctor.
It’s muscle …
It’s muscle spasium… Fyi.
omg poor squid …
omg poor squid these people are SICK go to u evil demon children
Better called …
Better called suffering squid
Poor animal :/
Poor animal :/
i prefer my food …
i prefer my food cooked medium rare LOL!
Pussy
Pussy
CUTEST SQUID EVER!
CUTEST SQUID EVER!
I’d still eat it…
I’d still eat it…
Fucker
Fucker
HELLO MY BABY, …
HELLO MY BABY, HELLO MY HONEY, HELLO MY RAGTIME GAAAAAAAAAL!
Octopus: “FREEEDOM …
Octopus: “FREEEDOM!!!”
Scary! D:
Scary! D: