Each culture has their own traditional foods that they enjoy, although occasionally, certain foods that appeal to a person in one place, but may not be appealing to someone in another part of the world.
These following foods from the world cuisine are not only peculiar in their ingredients, but they also appear to be very violent in their preparation and inflict great suffering on animals. Some of the following pictures and videos are pretty graphic, and should be approached with caution. They are included to present visual examples of these types of foods, and to show that these kinds of dishes are not rare in the world, but instead exist daily in many cultures.
1. A Monkey's Brain
The following dish is actually quite a murderous scene, and the ensuing feast can be quite gruesome. A captured monkey is first forcibly pulled to the dining table. The monkey is tightly held with hoops over its hands and legs. One of the diners uses a hammer to knock hard enough to actually create a hole in the live monkey's head. Its cracked skull opens from its head and the diners use a stick of iron rod to extract the monkey's brain. The monkey usually screams terribly before dying near the table.
Some of the more aggressive and "hungry" diners may actually use their spoons to scrape through the bloody monkey's brain, eating in a greedy manner as though they have not eaten in a long time. The diners continue to eat the raw brain completely, often with their fingers and hands covered with smelly blood. Others may prefer to dip the raw brain into a traditional herb soup in order to add to the aroma while eating.
Comment: I personally cannot understand how these people swallow this bloody delicacy with no apparent regret and without nausea. I think that it is unbelievably disgusting to see how they chew hungrily on the bloody brain. While researching this article, I found many videos on this popular custom but I decided that they were just too violently graphic to use, and I decided to spare you the trauma of these painful scenes.
2. A Baby Rodent
This apparent delicacy consists of a newly born rodent, a small selection of seasonal vegetables, and a traditional eating custom. The diner initially uses a special skewer to stab the live rodent. The first "chi" sound is apparently heard as the rodent, who cannot bear the pain of being pierced, squeals as it is impaled on the skewer. As the diner dips the still-live rodent into the boiling oil, the second "chi" sound is said to be heard.
As the well-fried rodent is finally placed into the diner's mouth, the third "chi" sound is allegedly heard one last time. Such a delicacy is actually quite simple, but the diner obviously needs to have certain degree of courage, energy, and very possibly, a real culinary open-mindedness to try it.
Comment: It is perhaps not as disturbing for those who eat this delicacy as compared with those who enjoy preparing this extremely graphic type of food. Maybe they should be put in jail instead for abusing these animals in such a terrible manner. How strange it is to see people laughingly enjoying this cruel delicacy in such a happy mood!
3. Turtle Flesh
This dish begins with a live turtle being covered with appropriate seasonings and herbs, while a pan of water is being heated. As the water begins to warm, the turtle is then put into the water. Due to the extreme heat, the turtle will actually begin to drink the water as its body begins to become cooked by the hot liquid. The cook then allows the turtle to remain alive in the herb soup in order to create a good flavor. As the water gradually becomes hotter, the turtle will begin to struggle helplessly in pain.
Comment: It is really quite disturbing to see a live turtle struggling hopelessly in the extremely hot water. Do humans really have to torture the helpless animal in this manner just to satisfy their own eating instincts?
4. Roasted Duck Legs
Here is another popular food that begins with a live animal. A live duck is placed on a slightly hot frying pan. Prior to this, an appropriate amount of seasonings is rubbed all over the duck's body. Due to the heat of the hot-plate, the duck will obviously try to make every attempt to get off of the hot metal, and from time to time, it will try to jump out of the pan.
Finally, the legs will become fully roasted, while its body is still actually alive. The cook will then cut off the duck's legs for them to be placed on a plate to be ready to serve hot to the diner. The remaining part of the duck is then put in the freezer for other future uses.
I second Alexa and Valli's comments; yuk and eww! They should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals. Lesser crimes have been.
#4 by tiptoewalk, Mar 11, 2008
what can I add. Yuk and ewwww! and Blah of course.
You can eat anything, but it would be considered decent to kill the said anything before cooking/eating.
#5 by Anne Lyken-Garner, Mar 12, 2008
It is really disturbing that humans can be so cruel. Doing such things to any living creature, puts their humanity into question.
Aweful dishes.
#6 by Lucy Lockett, Mar 12, 2008
That is gross and farming animals to slaughter is not much better!
#7 by Dee Huff, Mar 12, 2008
I couldn't even bring myself to look at the pictures, let alone watch the videos. Gruesome. Too cruel.
#8 by John Maylcom, Mar 12, 2008
Most of it doesn't make sense.
The last one is NOT unborn lamb. It's a traditional iraqui dish: boiled sheep's head. And do the dried chicken remain alive when they have NO HEART?
This makes no sense at all.
#9 by Matt, Mar 12, 2008
For a second I thought I was reading a Cracked.com article because it was so biased and intolerant to everyone else\'s culture. Completely ignorant, this isn\'t your culture, stay out of it.
#10 by JCole, Mar 12, 2008
Neither the pictures nor the videos are bad at all. The rodent video doesn\'t even show what the text decribes. They catch it, kill it, and then cook it in a stew. The turtle one just shows a cutup turtle. Poor posting.
#11 by ryan, Mar 12, 2008
ive been in china for 3 years now and have eaten donkey many times. As far as I see there is no difference between eating donkey and beef. I have never seen it prepared the way you described it. Some of this is accurate but some is a bit fantastic and unsubstantiated.
#12 by INTERNET HATE MACHINE, Mar 12, 2008
Don't knock it 'till you've tried it! Some of those sound pretty damn good.
#13 by Tom, Mar 12, 2008
Broccoli screams when you boil it.
#14 by someone, Mar 12, 2008
For #4 both the story and picture is incorrect; the picture shows a typical Peking duck. The story (which I have not seen or heard it being real) typically describes just the duck "feet", not the duck "leg". Imagine, it would be incredibly difficult to cook the entire leg, through the feet, from a frying pan.
#15 by Sketch, Mar 12, 2008
The monkey and rodent dishes are awful, but for some reason the turtle dish offends me more than anything else.
I would probably get very violent with someone if I knew they participated in this.
#16 by Ethan Shuster, Mar 12, 2008
Uh, this doesn't seem to be shown as a joke, but is this stuff just made up? I doubt the voracity of this entire article.
#17 by John Jimenez, Mar 12, 2008
This sounds to me like someone putting their morals and values on another's customs.
If you do not like the way that food is preped, then don't eat it. Is it a shame that some animals must die violently for us to enjoy them more? Sure. But that is joy of being at the top of the food chain.
And don't think that humans are the only ones. Kiler whale beat the seals to death playing with their dead bodies before eating them. (YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=XMyiMnQy9d4)
I just think that you holding others' customs against your morals seems almost worst than what some of these people do to the animals. (You do not see one whale trying to insult another for the way they eat do you? THAT is a strictly human quality)
#18 by Jack, Mar 12, 2008
The author is chinese... half the foods he's ragging on are chinese... I think he's one of those self hating asians
#19 by Esther, Mar 12, 2008
It's a freaking animal! Eat it! People have been eating animals for ever. Animals eat animals and visciously kill other animals. What's the big deal? Meat is good for you!
#20 by Takes one to know one...., Mar 12, 2008
Ever eaten Lobster? The lobster is put into water and then heated, boiling the lobster slowly... and its mmm so gooood. But a lobster is hardly the same as a monkey having its brain ripped out while still alive.. thats a bit sick.
#21 by Rachel, Mar 12, 2008
"Ewwww people do things differently than I do! What types of human beings are they?"
Have you considered that some if not most of the traditions of food preparation came about in countries where it is not safe to store dead flesh for risk of serious disease? Moreover, your writing is unfounded and biased. Cite some sources next time (other than the completely unrelated videos and pictures you have).
Yes, these practices may seem horrible to you from your vantage point high on the ivory tower, but not everyone can or wants to get their meat prepared far from the table in unsanitary slaughterhouses that are just as cruel. Humans kill animals and eat them. It's not pretty, but it is delicious. Deal with it.
-as a side note, I do _not_ condone unnecessary cruelty.
#22 by Bobby, Mar 12, 2008
Wow!!! I want to try that lamb, that sounds delicious!!!
#23 by anon, Mar 12, 2008
You people seriously need to wake up. Ignorance runs so rampant that a majority of you fail to see that these are cultural delicacies and are really no different than slaughterhouses. Sketch, I hope you do get violent. I personally have never had any of these dishes, but I will defend and uphold anyones right to do so. It makes me wonder as well, that "Chan Lee Peng" who posted this and who I assume to be from Asian descent, has so openly declared his ignorance to his own culture and thus-others as well.
#24 by Siege, Mar 12, 2008
Where can I get these treats in America?
#25 by shdy, Mar 12, 2008
You\'re judging another culture by the standards of your own. Seriously, how is eating live shrimp is worse than boiling lobsters alive? This is hypocrisy at its finest: Its okay for us to kill and eat certain animals, but its not okay for you to eat those animals.
I am highly skeptical of the accuracy of this article.
#26 by INTERNET HATE MACHINE 2, Mar 12, 2008
Animals are tasty.
Animals are very tasty.
Nothing compares to a medium rare steak with sautéed onions and some nice roasted potatoes.
Like or not, animals are here to be our food, you hypocritical "oh, no, animal cruelty" freaks need to get a life and start worrying about your fellow man's conditions, not some critter because "he can't defend himself". Perhaps you should point your hate machine at regimes that attack its population as they too can't defend themselves.
#27 by Allen, Mar 12, 2008
How do Red Lobster restaurants cooked lobsters ?
1. Boil water
2. Place live lobsters in boiling water
So, what is the difference between killing a live turtle and
a live lobster ?
#28 by Rod Mandrill, Mar 12, 2008
Good article, well cited and thoroughly researched. I especially liked how you mentioned many specific countries and cultural groups. Also your grasp of the concept of "newborn rodent" and "unborn sheep" seem to be particularly strong.
#9 Live Fried Dog Tongues
They totally take a dog and strap it to a chain hoistwith a vice keeping is jaws open. They then lower it toward a vat of boiling oil just far enough so it gets its tongue fried. Then brave epicureans have to eat the tongue right out of the dog's mouth, because it would be cruel to cut it out. You have as much reason to believe this is true as anything else on here.
#29 by Sanson Carrasco, Mar 12, 2008
The rodent stuff is inacurate and totally made up. A "newly born" rodent would hardly amount to the size of an olive. The picture shows an adult "cuy" or Guinea Pig which is a traditional dish in Peru and Ecuador. The animal is killed first. Then boiling water is used so the get rid of the fur ( as they do to pigs ). Then it is deep fried.
This makes me take the rest of the story tongue-in-cheek, especially the roasted duck leg.
#30 by dplistener, Mar 12, 2008
Remember what Dennis Prager and I paraphrased, "while cruelty to animals lends itself to cruelty to humans, but kindness to animals does not guarantee kindness to humans.
#31 by Scain, Mar 12, 2008
The monkey brain thing is an urban myth popularized by Faces of Deat. The picture you show for #1 is paacha, which is not lamb fetus but an iraqi dish that uses the lamb\'s head as a centerpiece (which is meant to be eaten).
#32 by Anon, Mar 12, 2008
There is nothing inherently inhumane about eating any of these animals. In fact I've had donkey on a visit to China and nothing at all described about its preparation is correct. I think you must be retarded or something. Monkey's Brains? Yeah we've all seen Faces of Death and Indiana Jones too.
#33 by stakey, Mar 12, 2008
I've seen many of these images/videos before, it looks like the poster made up fabulously cruel delicacies whilst having no shred of evidence of any of these eating 'rituals' existing.
Point in case, number one, monkey brain eating, yeah, some peoples eat them, but this description was practically written for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
I call bullshit!
#34 by Tim, Mar 12, 2008
"Each culture has their own traditional foods that they enjoy, although occasionally, certain foods that appeal to a person in one place, but may not be appealing to someone in another part of the world."
...um, that is not a sentence.
The article only went downhill from there. I have no beef with your morals or whatever, but learn to write before you try to make a career out of it.
#35 by Stink Lincoln, Mar 12, 2008
The whole monkey thing is such bullshit. You really should try researching what you\'re posting as truth. They do eat monkey in some Asian countries, but there are no LMBF (live monkey brain feasts) as you claim. It\'s been debunked all over the web. Don\'t believe everything you see in Faces Of Death or Indiana Jones. They are shot, and cut up into food, not hammered on the head while locked into a table.
#36 by l2eat, Mar 12, 2008
lol, learn to enjoy life and eat your food doesn't matter what it is, all of this is so minor compares to what a human being can actually do and did to another human being
#37 by Al, Mar 12, 2008
You would all eat crabs and lobster. So stop being hypocrites.
#38 by Tony Blair, Mar 12, 2008
Animals are for eating.
They don't have rights.
Roast duck isn't roast alive you mongo, how would you keep a duck thats struggling for its life inside a frying pan? Have you ever seen a frying pan? Roasts are usually done in ovens, you're an idiot.
Oh yeah, vegetables give you AIDS. EAT MORE MEAT!
#39 by LOL , Mar 12, 2008
haha, why people say this is disgusting? all your pretentish acts are disgusting, you've eaten pork? beef? ok so you don't see them getting killed but you think you are any better than them?
gosh, be honest with yourself at least....
#40 by Oh Wait, Mar 12, 2008
Obviously ridiculous troll article, designed to generate pageview ads through awful "controversial" material, defended by sockpuppet trolls who bait posters by defending the epicurean rights of "other" cultures.
i c wut u did thar
#41 by Jack, Mar 12, 2008
If god didn't want us to eat animals then why did he make them out of meat?
#42 by David Collantes, Mar 12, 2008
The monkey brain, not true. See:
http://maxent.org/ch/monkey_brains.html
Do a wider research about it. The rest, I will take them with a "pinch of salt."
#43 by Peteykin, Mar 12, 2008
Human sacrifice used to be a widespread cultural practice, would you defend that as someone elses culture? Some things are obviously barbaric and should be banned, i would include boiled lobster in this list also!
#44 by Storm, Mar 12, 2008
And these are all Chinese dishes, right? Yet another reason to avoid and boycott China.
#45 by Alex, Mar 12, 2008
HUH, guess your a veggie.
I understand there aspects of cruelty here, but when your in africa, the choices are rather slim, you can exactly go out to the supermarket and buy some Korn brand food.
Also, why do all your intros start with an animal being cooked alive?? i have cooked duck many times, and i promise you its never been alive before iv ^placed it on the frying pan. (because of anything it seems like a hell of an effort keeping a live duck pinned down, as well as it would degrade the quality of the meat at the end)
#46 by K. Fabian, Mar 12, 2008
the French and The Ortolan Bunting
The eating of the ortolan has ethical eating groups baying for blood. First, it is caught with a net in the forest. Taken alive, its eyes are poked out and the bird is put in a small cage. It's then force-fed oats, millet and figs until it has swollen to four times its normal size. Then the bird is drowned alive in fine cognac. Then, it's roasted whole, in an oven at high heat, for six to eight minutes. Once it reaches the table, a napkin is placed over the eater's head. The technique of eating the ortolan is to put the whole bird into the mouth, with only the beak protruding. Here sadism mingles with masochism. The first taste as you crunch on the bird is the brandied flesh and fat. Then, the bitterness of the guts follow and finally, as the tiny, delicate bones are being chewed on, they will lacerate the diner's gums, with the salty taste of the bleeding gums mingling with the richness of the fat and the bitterness of the organs. Chewing the ortolan takes approximately 15 minutes.
#47 by Leo Charre, Mar 12, 2008
Yes, there are predators and prey in nature. If you've seen a lion take out a zebra, you know it's pretty harsh. They often suffocate the subject by biting their entire snout.. It's violent.
So here we are, human beings. We should eat meat too, if we want to, right? Sure. The rest of nature does this. So, it's ok to do it. We may not aggree with such argument- but it *is* a valid *argument*.
Here's that stands out in my mind about all this; since we are human beings, and we can think and we can care, and we have power over other creatures- Why can't we raise and slaughter animals with care?
I'd like to think that if I am a cow and I see a lion coming over, I'll think 'oh no, this is going to suck'- but if they see a person instead they'll think 'ok, this is it. But at least they kept they lions away and this will be quick and completely painless.'
#48 by Marc, Mar 12, 2008
Wow, the author has no idea what he is talking about. all these "example" are made up bullshits. i don't believe it.
#49 by Kitty, Mar 12, 2008
You should see how cats are eaten. They put live cats into very hot pots filled with sand. They put the cats inside and close the lid. While they struggle, their fur gets removed. Then after a few minutes, they're ready to eat. Anybody wants Cat-sup?
#50 by Angry, Mar 12, 2008
Stop making up shit. This is bullshit. Write about the war and the terrorists. At least that shit is actually happening.
#51 by Pete White - imafish.co.uk, Mar 12, 2008
I should not have read that straight after lunch!
#52 by jollyca, Mar 12, 2008
Lol. The amount of pure bullshit is this article is staggering. First of all I have *NEVER* heard about duck roasted legs being cooked in this way, and I\'m not sure that if you take a duck, rub seasoning all over it (keepin\' the feathers and all) and then you put it on a *slight* hot frying pan you will get roast duck legs. All you\'ll get is an angry duck.
Hanging the chicken to dry out before serving ? Do you have ANY idea how much it takes for a chicken or any other bird\'s meat to DRY before it can be actually served ? Let me give you a hint - weeks ! The only birds I know to be left out hanging with their internal organs intact are the peacocks, *after* they\'ve been shot.
#53 by Nah, Mar 12, 2008
I know there are some insane (to us) ways of prepping and eating certain foods around the world, but most of these seem to be exaggerated to the point of disbelief.
The author may have good intentions of drawing attention to animal cruelty but with out sticking to actual facts it only turns away educated minds.
#54 by Bri, Mar 12, 2008
"This sounds to me like someone putting their morals and values on another's customs."
What damn planet are you living on where torturing an animal for your taste buds could be seen as a cultural custom and not morally reprehensible? I don't care what culture you come from, there are certain acts which are evil no matter what. And the reality is that this type of attitude typifies what is wrong with the world today, a severe lack of respect for life of all forms. When you start to treat animals/human/living things as commodities you start to cross a necessary moral boundary. I also don't think it's a coincidence that many of these practices would be outlawed in most civilized societies.
#55 by the monkey story is an urban legend, Mar 12, 2008
This story has been around since the 80s. None of these stories talk about any country of origin. It just sounds like hearsay or made up bullshit to me.
This is some PETA propaganda bullshit.
Here's one that I just made up:
In East Shabib they feed a live lizard to a snake then boil the snake alive while the lizard digests inside it. Then they remove the half digested writhing lizard and add spices to it while it is in pain. They then procede to take bites alternating between the lizard and the snake. This is consiedere to be a delicacy.
#56 by Marc, Mar 12, 2008
I agree with Alex, why does the author keep saying they are all cooked alive. sounds like he's trying to be more dramatic than he should
#57 by taste it , Mar 12, 2008
in africa we eat monkeys in a similar way(mostly dead first ) , Tortoises put live on the fire , plenty live fried/bbqed critters ,snakes etc. Killing our food here is like pulling a carrot out of the ground . when you see your lamb chops on the shelf near the veg , remember it did not grow on a tree :-)
#58 by Phil, Mar 12, 2008
Okay, the text sure seems to grossify this a lot more than the video and the pictures.
People are eating animals because we\'re carnivores. Go to your local butcher or supermarket and you\'ll see the same stuff. What\'s your quandary - the type of animals they eat? What, so chickens and cows feel less pain or something? When a rat weighs 6 lbs it\'s about twice as much as a chicken anyway. Get over it.
#59 by yummy, Mar 12, 2008
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER EATEN MEAT SHUT THE F*UCK UP NOW!!!
#60 by bios, Mar 12, 2008
Where is the PETA banner on this page? This article, although very disturbing, was completely bias and not at all objective. Instead of inserting all of your "comments", you would have been better served displaying only the facts.
#61 by Robert, Mar 12, 2008
In Taiwan, I\'ve seen them eating soft shell turtles. Here\'s how:
1. When the turtle sticks out its head, they quickly nail the skull down onto a board underneath.
2. They pull the body so the neck is extended.
3. They drain the blood into a glass of rice wine which is then drunk.
4. The rest of the body is chopped up and cooked.
5. The soup is then eaten.
True story but I haven\'t seen it in at least 5 years.
#62 by Omid, Mar 12, 2008
Wow. It's so nice that 7th graders are being asked to make up articles now. Is this the new internship program for the New York Times?
#63 by Trace Myers, Mar 12, 2008
I forgot to add that the reason this blog sucks is because it's not about the method being cruel, it's that you have to watch it being prepared. He/she seems to ignore that fact. I believe that if we eat meat we SHOULD have to watch it being prepared, that way we don't feel so disconnected and careless about deli meat in the grocery store. People who watch their own meat being prepared are at least brave enough to do so.
#64 by wow, Mar 12, 2008
And you all thought Michael Vick as bad...
#65 by Matt, Mar 12, 2008
Yup - I'm calling bullshit too. Which is a shame as there might be some truth in there, but a few inaccuracies have spoilt your whole point.
#66 by , Mar 12, 2008
Good idea...horrible writing...go back to school or something. :-o
#67 by LOL, Mar 12, 2008
citation needed.
#68 by Jeff, Mar 12, 2008
Sure the author exagerates the cruelness of these dishes, but thats journalism. What writer, or reporter hasn\'t focused on the bad to make a better story. Just last night I saw a news story where the reporter actually seemed to want the victim of a shooting to die just so the story would be more dramitic.
The bottom line, and in my opinion, the most important thing to gain from this article, is that there are many cultures around the world and those of us who don\'t understand these cultures should not judge them. I personally am fascinated by different cultures food, which is probably why I am such a big fan of \"No Reservations\" and \"Bizzare Foods\" on the Travel Channel. Are the dishes in this story real? I have no idea. I haven\'t seen Anrew Zimmer eat most of them, but I\'m willing to guess they are pretty close to the real thing.
I think a good example of cultural diversity in food, is that while the majority of people in the United States of America would never eat a horse, the U.S. is the #3 exporter of horse meat in the world (according to Saveur magazine). I know for a fact that there are farms right here in Colorado that raise horses for nothing but slaughter. While I personally would never slaughter a horse to eat, I certainly don\'t judge other cultures for eating it. ....and yes, if I was given the opportunity to try it, I certainly would (though you won\'t find me eating a horse sandwich anytime soon!)
#69 by Mik, Mar 12, 2008
The Lakota eat dog in ceremonies, well just the skull. However the dog is sacred to them.
#70 by dp, Mar 12, 2008
How about the severed dog's paw? I don't remember where it's found, but bone marrow is apparently sucked through a straw before the meat is nibbled from the toes.
#71 by Poch, Mar 12, 2008
wow. do a bit of research...none of these are true, or at least not in the way this brainless author depicted it.
he says that he won't show us a video of the live monkey brain feast for our sakes. bullshit. he CAN't show us a single video of ANY of these because they aren't true. Roasting legs of live ducks? wow. chicken whose heart has been taken out still alive and able to frantically try to get out of the would-be diners? what the hell?? what are those, zombie chickens? Show us all definite proof of any of these cuisines and I'll consider you as a GOD. Else, I guess, someone did take a big chunk of your brain.
#72 by Chucky Chee, Mar 12, 2008
I call total BS on this article. Almost everything here is fiction. Monkey brain eaten alive? C'mon man. I like how all the video clips show nothing of what the writer is trying to say. This is probably the stupidest article I've ever seen on Digg, and that is saying something.
#73 by Adrian Herrera, Mar 12, 2008
I like vegetarians, they taste good.
#74 by joe, Mar 12, 2008
Anyone wanna go get some lunch? I'm hungry
#75 by Tex Arcane, Mar 12, 2008
Easily the most disgusting -- and unintentionally amusing -- part of this piece wasn't the stilted prose of the descriptions or the out-of-context photos, but the hotlinked keywords throughout the story. Below the photo of what is supposedly a monkey brain, we have highlighted and underlined words linking us to sponsors elsewhere...the word "monkey" takes us to primate products at Alpha Genesis, Inc., "diners" takes us to an "Amazing Chinese Weight Loss Secret," while the word "screams" links us to great deals on reproductions of Edvard Munch's painting of the same name.
Then again, maybe Chan Lee Peng's story actually IS the amazing Chinese weight loss secret. If so, then mea culpa.
#76 by mitch, Mar 12, 2008
hey that doenst look bad at all!! People in america are so stupid and blind to everything. I wish the Government wouldn't brain wash everyone.....
#77 by Ramon, Mar 12, 2008
"Here is another popular food that begins with a live animal."
ALL the food that uses animals begins with a live animal.
#78 by Oryan, Mar 12, 2008
Hmmm... you forgot 3 screams. It's a dish in Guong Zho (spelling?) China. where they take a live mouse, cut it open and pour hot sause on it then eat it. Hence the name 3 screams. Yeah.
#79 by Jai, Mar 12, 2008
Shut up.
All of you fall into one of the following categories:
Communists
Feminists
Ignorants.
You can pretend you aren't, but all you want is government control over everyone else's lives.
#80 by ari, Mar 12, 2008
The writers not saying that they shouldn\'t be eaten. The point is, why cause them unnecessary pain? Yes, we *are* at the top of the food chain. But just because there are carnivorous animals elsewhere in nature doesn\'t mean we have to behave like them. We\'re *human* not f\'n lions or some siht like that.
And for those who are saying \"oh you shouldn\'t criticize other peoples cultures\" - that is complete BS. By that reasoning, if another culture said slavery was okay, you wouldn\'t criticize it? Of course there are issues with *every* culture, which need to be rooted out. I\'m sorry, some of the stuff on this list is absolutely disgusting, and I don\'t really know if its true (you have to be skeptical of everything you read on the net) but if it is, these are some messed up people.
#81 by to all commentors, Mar 12, 2008
Are you all "human"? Why are you all fully support this type of eating raw animal culture? It not different from cannibal? Stop all bullshits and personal attack here!
#82 by Cruel Dish #9, Mar 12, 2008
Flesh of lobster
You have to put this vulnerable animal into a heating pot of water and cook until IT TURNS RED FROM PAIN! imagine all the guts bubbling and bursting as the lobster fully cooks.
Through the whole heating process, you will hear the painful sea creature knocking on the metal pot to beg you for mercy.
But the grusome story doesnt end here. The diner then take the boiled-red discusting looking thing out of the pot, split it in half with his/her bare hands, and use a special apparatus called fork and dig butt-first into it.
What a disgusting dish. And they have a North American Sea Food chain claled "red-lobster" named after it.
#83 by Useless, Mar 12, 2008
Aaah China... what will you think of to eat next? I'm sure the 'encyclopedia of animals' in China also comes with recipes!
#84 by no one, Mar 12, 2008
Whaaa other cultures food scares me and makes me sick whaaa, suck it up sissy
#85 by Brian, Mar 12, 2008
Personally, I do not understand how someone could see or know of something so cruel and support it. I do however understand its cultural blah blah blah. It seems to me though a compassionate understanding human being would see this for what it is. Cruel torture. How can you take an obviously intelligent animal (some primates can actually speak basic english via sign language)and bash in its head and eat its brain while it is screaming in pain?
#86 by Jura, Mar 12, 2008
Those people are sick. Really sick.
#87 by Jesmond, Mar 12, 2008
I would do the same thing to the guys hurting that innocent monkey! at least if you really want to eat it, kill it painlessly!
#88 by Tim, Mar 12, 2008
delicious... absolutely delicious
#89 by Sean, Mar 12, 2008
This is a totally ignorant and xenophobic view of culture. There are no interesting comments on the history or ideology of the people simply that it is disgusting or makes the writer want to vomit. Not a very enlightened commentary.
#90 by RobW, Mar 12, 2008
What about Foie Gras?!
The geese are are force fed until they literally die from liver failure. Don't ya just love the French!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foie_gras
Lobsters are often eaten alive in Japan. In western cuisine we cook them alive and many times there are sliced straight down the middle and grilled while still moving.
#91 by Critical thinking people..., Mar 12, 2008
this whole post is obviously opinionated, unfounded, poorly written and can not be confirmed, his own videos dont even show what he is talking about.
if you believe anything written here I have a nice bridge to sell you in Brooklyn...
SNOPES will be on this like spices on a dried chicken...lol.
#92 by SolGoode, Mar 12, 2008
This is the MOST uninformed and poorly researched blog post I have ever read. The author needs his or her blogging privileges revoked. Why show the video of a tribe eating rat, after the \"story\" of baby rodent eating??? There is no more cruelty in these stories than what Americans and ALL developed nations do to acquire sustenance. If you have ever eaten any animal ever, than you too could be considered having promoted cruelty to animals. This is true, open your closed minds and think. You are all morons. People do what they have to do to survive. Show me proof, other than the scene from Faces of Death, that eating live monkey brains is truly a delicacy. Show it, prove it. You can\'t nor will you ever. VERY poor writing and poor research. Someone truly should stop this. I never post to dumb blog posts but this was just so sickening I had to say something. Oh ya and how about the dog and cat eating in Korea and most asian countries? Dare i say it was left out due to the authors apparent ethnicity? I am willing to stake claim that the author has either participated or is well acquainted with someone who enjoys the flesh of domesticated animals. GTH all of you
#93 by To Disgusted..., Mar 12, 2008
You are an ignorant fool. You have no problem eating animals as long as they are not the animals you feel are good for eating. Fool, go read something other than a horribly written blog post.
#94 by mom, Mar 12, 2008
I think that the best eating recommendation is this: "Don't eat anything that runs away from you!" (microbiotics)
So, you can eat fruit, vegetables, grains... Don't you agree?
#95 by Author is a COMPLETE Idiot, Mar 12, 2008
Did you go to college? Or have you heard of English, it's the language your blog post is written in. Buy an encyclopedia.
#96 by Joe, Mar 12, 2008
What the Fu$k are you talking about?? roasted duck leg??? have you ever seen a duck?? there is NOTHING you can eat in the leg...
BTW. alot of the other dishes described are quite tasty...
#97 by Brain, Mar 12, 2008
The author is full of sh*t, and is flat out making up alot of this.
#98 by Marlowe Kurtz, Mar 12, 2008
In south korea there is a specialty diner that serves human children. You get to meet them and pick out the one you want. This is truth.
#99 by Marc, Mar 12, 2008
to #105 mom
you are retarded. and everyone of you who believe in this post are equally retarded.
PETA = People for the Eating of Tasty Animals
#100 by kevan, Mar 12, 2008
this is an extremely subjective and stupid post.
this is exactly what is wrong with people...not being able to understand where humans have came from and the different cultures they each hold.
ignorant humans is worse than any human EATING FOOD. what do you think people did 5 thousand years ago? microwave a hot pocket?
#101 by Animals have rights, Mar 12, 2008
It's as if these diners get an extra flavor burst out of the unnecessary pain they inflict. When they grow bored with this where will their attentions turn to - children? If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything. Good job, Chan Lee Peng.
#102 by Kristian, Mar 12, 2008
This is an extremely uninformed, unresearched and biased post. The writer is obviously sensationalising.
#103 by Kristian, Mar 12, 2008
This is an extremely uninformed, unresearched and biased post. The writer is obviously sensationalising.
#104 by ae, Mar 12, 2008
OMG. i didn't known about the duck leg. what's so wrong is *the way that these foods are prepared*
#105 by YOU\'RE A MORON!, Mar 12, 2008
PUHAHAH @ AUTHOR! What a loser, get back in school and learn how to write a real article.
CHAN LEE PENG = BANANA
#106 by Chadley, Mar 12, 2008
Chadley Peng of PETA, is that you?
#107 by Aghast!, Mar 13, 2008
The article describes very inhumane killing techniques, now i am even more shocked reading the responses to the article. Readers condoning these crimes saying it is common in the animal world. Remember that in the animal world both the hunter and the hunted stand an equal chance, by guile even a deer escapes from a chasing cheetah. Humans play this game very unfairly, shooting a prey for example, does the poor animal stand a chance even? I am a vegetarain and proud to be one, atleast i don;t go to bed everyday having caused pain to one animal/ Brocolli does not scream and does not have sense organs and tears! The sheer cruelty towards the animal is shocking
#108 by kalavinka, Mar 13, 2008
Call me old-fashioned but I don't believe I have the right to eat an animal if I did not have a hand in raising or killing it myself. Often when what it took to put food (flesh or veg) on the table is not appreciated, we can waste a lot. The countries with good land and resources also have the ability to feed a lot more people than what we do now as we waste a lot of clean water, land, and grains on raising animal products. So choosing to reduce how much flesh one consumes is not always about caring for animals more than man, it's about caring for your fellow man enough that you do what you can to not waste but spread the abundance.
#109 by Maria Elle, Mar 13, 2008
What the heck? I\'m sorry, but this isn\'t fair. Let me guess- none of this is American, right? I\'m sorry, but you haven\'t metioned how KFC chickens are dipped into a pan of boiling water to loosen up their feathers before being eaten, or how kosher cows have no anasthetic before they are killed. And I bet you wrote this and then got a Big Mac. Are you vegetarian?
In every post, you write \"How can humans do this," or something similar. Well, how can you live with yourself when there are fellow humans accross the pond that are dying because they're simply TOO POOR TO LIVE and yet you sit the top of the food chain first!it here writing about animals! Can we sort out the top of the food chain first before moving to the bottom!
PS: I had to message this to you because the comments wouldn't work. Got nothing against you personally, just saying.
#110 by lolo, Mar 13, 2008
I'm suddenly hungry!
#111 by Wolfhound, Mar 13, 2008
I do hope that the Buddhist religion has got it right and we all come back as something else in the next life; because I hope many of you come back as one of the creatures mentioned here.
#112 by The forgiver, Mar 13, 2008
Hey! We should save the turtles.....Thanks CHAN LEE PENG for this information......We should protest against this cruel act towards turtles...... They too have their own life, they are being killed ruthlessly for the sake of our freaking stomach. This is really cruel..........This is just ridiculous. We should protest and save the turtles as their population is decreasing day by day.........I am totally against those turtle killers..............Eeeeeewwwwww!!!!!!!! This is sick..........!!!! @$#% to those turtle-killers.
#113 by Foodie, Mar 13, 2008
Most of these are wrong info. A stupid post that made up false information. Monkey brain and some other delicacies are actually pretty gross, but roast duck feet when the ducks are still alive? Where the hell he got this information from? Dried chicken tug in spices when most of the time the chicken is still alive? Comeon, try pluck off some live chicken feather yourself, see if thats doable? Oh yea, you never even seen a chicken alive. Shrimp? Cruelty? Shrimp don't have senses!!!! Anybody agree with the majority of this post should eat grass and live on...
#114 by Mike, Mar 13, 2008
A lamb inside of a goat's belly? That's a neat trick! Baby goats are called 'kids'; lambs are baby sheep.
#115 by Marc, Mar 13, 2008
Look, the PETA fanboiz are out in full force today to support this Peng guy. It's funny.
I love it when PETA starting taking off their cloth for animals. Love them PETA cooties.
#116 by Anonymous, Mar 13, 2008
I understand the point of this article. I think that when a person comes across something that is not something they are familiar with - whether it deals with food, religion, etc. - it can come as quite a shock to a person's system. When we were children, when we didn't understand something - we were often frightened by it.
There is no right or wrong in how something makes us feel - we just feel it. This is a freeing fact because then we know any reaction we have is not good or bad, it just is. This fact is a blessing in that it truly shows us how unique we each are. If we all had the same response to everything - it would make for an uninteresting world.
I know that I have had some responses to some things that I just did not understand that might've made another person feel bad - but that was not my intent. Just like my favorite colors are black and purple and green, someone else's might be red - they might hate my favorite colors and that is their right - that is why we live in the U.S. freedom of speech is our right. When we want someone to understand us. We need to give them the same courtesy back.
Some of the pictures are quite alarming for someone who is not familiar with different cultures tastes, but I don't believe in anyway that the author meant any harm or disrespect to anyone - I believe that he truly was just going with his first reaction. I have read his articles for quite awhile now and know that his heart is good and he means no ill-will toward anyone. He is not familiar with our culture.
"Some of the more aggressive and "hungry" diners may actually use their spoons to scrape through the bloody monkey's brain, eating in a greedy manner as though they have not eaten in a long time. The diners continue to eat the raw brain completely, often with their fingers and hands covered with smelly blood. Others may prefer to dip the raw brain into a traditional herb soup in order to add to the aroma while eating."
Being a nice person is one thing but making up bullshit like this is another. I mean have he seen the people he describe above eating like that? I highly doubt it. You can tell all that is from this imagination.
#119 by Marc, Mar 13, 2008
God, the more I think about this guy's bullshit the more I am pissed off. I need me some PETA pussies.
Come on PETA girls, take your cloths off or I will eat some monkey brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#120 by peta girl, Mar 13, 2008
get stuffed, marc.
#121 by Marc, Mar 13, 2008
yay! peta girl, where have you been...
#122 by vorda, Mar 13, 2008
jummy...
#123 by Goomba, Mar 13, 2008
You do realize that the monkey brain is a hoax.
Monkey brains are eaten, but the monkey is always killed. The concept of the monkey being alive is a hoax which was shown in a film.
#124 by Mercy please, Mar 14, 2008
#17 We arent blue whales, are we? As Humans we r expected to have brains(ofcourse, exceptions exist, like u) and thought tells u that this is cruelty. Unneccessary cruelty! Im not against eating animals, but give them their due respect before eating. Atleast make sure they dont die an ugly death.
And all people who even consider these dishes delicious are SICK!
I appreciate this author fully! Half the points is just for daring to write this article.
Cant tolerate if someone points out ur mistake, isnt it?????
#125 by munoz, Mar 14, 2008
Its funny to read people opinions on this post. Some are so completely naive and out of touch with what people have done to each other and animals that they question wether or not we're capable of such actions. Such ignorance is what keeps these cruel actions from ever stopping.
Also, the world has the right to question other peoples cultures when its inhumane and wrong. Where would we be if we never questioned NAZI culture.
#126 by MR P Mc, Mar 14, 2008
I do believe in some cases there is a morbid cruelty to the whole ordeal, but on the other hand, we judge by western standards, these peopke have been doing this type of things for hundreds of years, just because some find it nasty or inhumane it does not mean it is to everyone, or that some of them arent better than bloodthirsty animals themselves...
have any of you ppl seen the iraqi prision photos? whats the difference?
do not judge, your beliefs are not "real" its all part of the culture you where born into, nothing more.
#127 by DL, Mar 14, 2008
With the exception of the monkey brain, these are all dishes from different cultures and in no way are they prepared the way this article describes. The only other exception is eating life seafood, which is a delicacy in most countries except for the U.S.
Grow a brain and realize there's an entire world out there, not just "U.S. Americans".
pathetic.
#128 by BOB D., Mar 16, 2008
there nothing gross about this. It their way of Live.
How they prepare their food is their choose.
Tell me where you get all the Pork/Cow/chicken meat from, watch the video.
go search on google.
This is NOT CRUELTY, just dont worry about how they kill those animal. cause you will eat them anyway.
DEAL WITH IT!!
#129 by Awang, Mar 16, 2008
It is true if human have no love for animal, then they rank is lower than the animal, worst than the animal, hope they repent to God, cause Hell is worst place to leave and they will leave forever in Hell without dying, suffering the punishment everyday.
#130 by Awang, Mar 16, 2008
let me ask these people who eats these manner, what IF the ANIMAL of the World eat us human alive like in these document, boiled us and do the same in the document. Think before you eat!!
#131 by Gerlaine, Mar 17, 2008
All I can say is wow!
#132 by Nikalana, Mar 17, 2008
Makes me glad I'm a vegetarian. I choose to be a vegetarian because of the way OUR culture treats livestock.
Food choices differ from culture to culture, and I don't have any problem with people eating things that I might consider "odd," like bugs or worms, but cruelty to animals is disgusting and transcends culture. No animal ANYWHERE should have to suffer just so someone can eat. If you're going to eat it, treat it humanely, kill it quickly so it doesn't suffer and practice respect.
It has to start somewhere.
#133 by garniersuperhold, Mar 17, 2008
Yes, I respect that this is part of other \\\"cultures\\\". Just as I respect how slavery, cannibalism, Aztec and Mayan human sacrifice, honor killings, inhumane circumcisions, human trafficking, sleeping with a cousin on a Southern State double-wide, polygamy, terrorism, homophoia, and killing a child to satisfy one country\\\'s One Child Law can be part of other \\\"cultures\\\". I can be proud of where I come from, but I can also be ashamed. It\\\'s called free-thinking. Playing the \\\"culture\\\" card to excuse such practices makes you a blind idiot with a Stepford mentality, leaving the world to continue such practices with you on your knees enjoying it with squinty, wistful fanatic eyes. Not much help in that department, is there?
You defend animals being slaughtered this way because it\\\'s part of other \\\"cultures\\\", would there be a real reason as to why they should be slaughtered this way other than the \\\"culture\\\" arguement? If this article is full of it and lacks evidence to support such article, then where are the reasons as to why butchering animals like that are worth defending?
All I can see are a bunch of 15-year olds acting all tough and mighty, with their age level of defenses such as \\\"get a life\\\", \\\"deal with it\\\", and \\\"get over it\\\". I would love to see how you defend other \\\"cultures\\\" practicing such inhumane and criminal acts aside from the brutal slaughtering of animals. Stepford sheep.
#134 by ANDREAB, Mar 19, 2008
.Actually, I dont believe any of this, its absolute rubbish, if the duck was still alive what happened to its feathers, also the rhodent looks a bit large to be newly born,still it got you a lot of attention. I must add though that if an animal wanted to eat us it wouldnt bother to kill us humanely and then cook us first, consider the crocodile and its eating habits, and the fact that rats will eat you alive if you keep still long enough.
#135 by Zoki, Mar 19, 2008
THE PEOPLE WHO COOKS THESE KIND OF MEALS ARE VERY SICK MINDED PEOPLE
#136 by Jake marcob, Mar 21, 2008
I find this article entertaining and informative,
very good job, and dont worry about those people who have just negative things to say about it. If they want to wast there time posting negative comments thats there own ignorance and there is no way of stopping it. anyways I found your article very well written and entertaining. and it is not a very healthy thing to eat raw monkey brains and eat turtle.
#137 by URSULA, Mar 22, 2008
PC OR NOT I DO FIND IT BARBARIC TO LISTEN TO SOMETHING SCREAM, WHILE WE EAT IT. YES WE ARE AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN, BUT SEEING AS WE ARE HUMAN AND HAVE LARGE BRAINS WE KNOW HOW TO SIMPLY SLAUGHTER AN ANIMAL AND BE DONE WITH IT. SLOW TORTURE IS UNECESSARY AND RIDICULOUS. ALL OF THE DISHES SEEMED TRUE ENOUGH EXCEPT FOR THE DONKEY. HOW DOES THAT EVEN WORK A DONKEY IS TIED DOWN WHILE PEOPLE DIG INTO IT? THAT IS JUST STUPID. DONKEY IS COMMON FARE IN SOME ASIAN COUNTRIES, BUT THEY COOK IT. WHO HAS TIME TO TIE UP A DONKEY AND DIG AT IT? PLUS HAVE PEOPLE FORGOTTEN THAT ANIMALS (AND HUMANS)TEND TO DEFECATE AND URINATE WHEN IN FEAR OR DURING DEATH. ANY SICKO THAT CAN\'T EAT THROUGH THAT DESERVES WHAT THEY GET. THAT\'S MY BIGGEST PROBLEM WHO WANTS TO EAT PISS AND FECES?!?!? I SERIOUSLY AM WORKING TOWARDS BECOMING A VEGETARIAN-THIS STUFF IS JUST GROSS.ALSO THE DUCKS LEGS-COME ON THAT'S JUST BULLSHIT.
#138 by Anuj, Mar 23, 2008
Hello,
You have amazing collection of pictures.
I would like to Share with you an idea by which you can increase traffic of your blog by creating slideshows on Nachofoto.com and embedding it in your blog.
Follow these simple steps:
Step 1: Submit images on Nachofoto from "your blog only".
Learn how to submit image at http://nachofoto.com/help
Step 2: Create slideshows of Images that you submit.
Learn how to create slideshow at http://nachofoto.com/faq#42
Step 3: Embed Slideshow in your blog.
How do you drive traffic by doing this?
1. All images in the Slideshow link back to your site
2. Visitors to your blog can embed these slideshows in their own blog. You get your visitors
blog's traffic too(because when their visitors click on any image in the slideshow, they are
redirected to your blog)
3. You can get more traffic by sharing your slideshows with friends.
I have created my own blog using Nachofoto's Slideshows.I get tremendous traffic. More than 1000 visitors to my blog have embedded my slideshows in their own blog.
Heres the link to my blog: http://slideshows.nachofoto.com/
Should you have any questions,i would be glad to answer you.
-Anuj
#139 by Sueper, Mar 25, 2008
How long did it take you to think this rubbish up?
There are enough cruel and disgusting things really done to animals as it is without you tearing off into fantasy land and making things up. I guess you think its funny to get people going and make a few girlies cry.
MORON
#140 by Some Guy, Mar 28, 2008
I call bullshit on this whole article, the monkey brain thing is from indiana jones, and is an old rumor. Frying a live bird would be impossible the way it's described. The chiken thing dosn't even make sense, if it's dried, why would it need to be alive durring preparation? Bah!
I have no issues with killing animals for food, even at the table before preparation, our culture has turned it into a taboo because we get our meat from plastic packages and don't see it anymore, but we have to kill the animals too. This is just silly.
#141 by Some Guy, Mar 28, 2008
Badly researched sensasionalist crap that does nothing but spread ignorance and distrust of other cultures. The author should be ashamed.
#142 by Logic, Apr 5, 2008
Animals are food.
There's no difference between eating any of these and eating a hamburger.
#143 by Cheer28339, Apr 6, 2008
About post #37, you say to enjoy life, but should other animals not have the same right?
#144 by B, Apr 8, 2008
Don't be so ignorant. Too each his own, palate included. Even as a vegetarian i do not find any of these dishes offensive; however, if you do, consider donating to such areas of the world before you launch into an ethical crisis over animal rights.
#145 by star, Apr 21, 2008
The 5th and 7th aren't so bad honestly. The fact that they dip it in fresh blood implies that it has been dead for a time and people probably don't hear the dying donkey anymore. Also in the 2d the rat only suffers shortly so it isn't so bad as the others. You do have to understand that people do have other cultures and if raised in them you would be no different. Don't judge others if you don't intend to face criticisms. On the other hand the 3d 4th 6th and 8th are a little disturbing I admit. Though we cook crab and lobster the same way without feeling bad. And isn't sushi raw and have you ever tried raw oyster? These things seem normal in our culture but are just as gross or as you say 'cruel'.
I actually don't eat meat but you shouldn't judge others these foods are no different then possessed hot dogs in all honesty from the way I see.
#146 by garniersuperhold, Apr 28, 2008
I don't see how criticisms from other people is more of a big deal than an animal being butchered in a cruel way. I'm not sure if the pregnant goat is real or what, but to be a supposed vegetarian and NOT be offended about it doesn't make sense. Maybe you should go back to eating meat if you choose to defend these so-called cultures promoting this shit like blind fanatics. How about promote censoring girls from freedom because it's the "culture" of the Taliban while you're at it?
