Live Sushi All the Rage

[WMGGW]

Sushi is a feast for the eye and palate. But did you know that live sushi is becoming all the rage? See this web page for live sushi, exotic sushi, and related links:
Some people eat live shrimp and lobsters (the front half of the still-living lobster watches as the diner eats the freshly severed tail).
Other examples are common.
Many wonder if the practice of live sushi eating is barbaric or delicious. What do you think?

[gist901]

Ikezukuri is more a "sashimi" thing than a "sushi" thing. Also I seriously doubt it has been around for 2000 years as mentioned in the article, as saltwater aerated holding tanks were not around then. Ikezukuri became popular in Japan during the late 1980s.

[timmy]

does to a lobster or shrimp is barbaric, you ain`t seen nothin yet.

[TheDragon]

slaughtering them. That way the meat was always fresh and there was lots of room in the fridge. Of course the pig was still alive but the leg was dead after being severed.

[joefierce]

opportunity. As for the barbarism, hey, those carrots are still alive when vegetarians eat them or slice and dice them for stir-fry, they`re just unable to twitch. ;P

[goodmanj]

twitch and I don`t think I could eat something that moved! It`s probably hypocritical and inconsistent but there it is! Mind you, if something on a plate tried to run away, I think most people would let it!

[goodmanj]

like to see them opened if possible. I have only had food poisoning once and that was traceable to fried oysters that had been previously been frozen, thawed and allowed to sit around before preparation, unknown to my hostess.

[gist901]

over them causing them to dance around. (In pain and agony I suppose if you ask a Peta person.) There is also Shira-uo no odori which is similar using shirauo. But these are not "sushi" by any means.
Additionally some confusion occurs because in parts of Japan like Hokkaido for example raw amaebi sashimi is called odori as well.

[goodmanj]

pulling the wings off flies for enjoyment but Japanese eat whales too don`t they?

[roscoe]

This forum is becoming rather weird. There has been an unusual amount of irrelevent threads popping up lately, and now this repulsive thread! And where are all these strange new posters coming from?
Cruelty to helpless creatures is indefensible. Cruelty to titillate the palates of jaded roues! ww