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Amusing anecdote - I used to eat octopus whenever I could get my hands on it, but always as an ingredient in a larger dish - e.g. chunks of octopus in a stew or
by magospietato 3y ago
Amusing anecdote - I used to eat octopus whenever I could get my hands on it, but always as an ingredient in a larger dish - e.g. chunks of octopus in a stew or sauce.
One day I ordered octopus tentacle from a tapas bar, and it arrived whole (and beautifully presented as a centerpiece of sorts). This surfaced many memories of nature documentaries demonstrating the wit and resilience of the octopus.
Looking at the delicacy artfully arranged on its plate, all I could think was "Jesus, that's _someone's arm_ we're eating!"
Took a bite, nearly threw up, and haven't eaten octopus since.
- forward1 3y agoSounds like you briefly became aware of a cognitive dissonance and even stumbled upon an subconscious ideology, in this case Carnism. Melanie Joy speaks wonderfully on this subject and your realization: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/melanie-joy/ https://www.richroll.com/podcast/melanie-joy/
- adrianN 3y agoPigs are smart too. Octopuses at least don’t live very long in the wild either.
- pvaldes 3y agoSorry to hear that you developed an irrational phobia. But lets try to see the positive side of this history: more octopus for me.