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Zombie cuisine:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/08/01/138890515/food-on-a-plate-shouldn-t-move?ft=1&f=5500502
Must see TV!

"Because this squid was just killed, its muscle cells were still intact and operational. A live squid moves it tentacles by sending an electrical command from its brain to its muscles. The commands say "contract" or "relax." But since this animal lost its head, its brain can't send signals. Salt acts as a substitute.

Extra sodium (the salt) sends ions to the cell that trigger the cell to open up, creating a cascade of chemical activities that causes the cell to fire, so the muscle twitches. That's why the camera person keeps pouring soy sauce on those tentacles."

I actually ate a freshly chopped live squid tentacle in Changwon, ROK. They chopped it right at the table, and poured some kind of toasted sesame oil over it. It was a writhing pile of tentacles on the plate.

The hard part was unsticking the little suction cups in order to release the elastic tentacle from the plate using only year chop sticks. It stretched out mightily, but finally snapped off. It was kind of weird having it wiggling in my mouth. It mostly tasted like the sesame oil. Apparently, it's kind of a bar food to eat when you are out drinking.

I saw that the other day and it made me throw up in my mouth a little. Seriously, I know that people all around the world eat all kinds of things we think are strange. And I know they think the things we eat are beyond strange too. But ewwwwwww!

It was a writhing pile of tentacles on the plate.

Check, please.