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Agreed on octopuses. Sure they taste OK, but it's maybe more of a novelty food than anything else, and when you have read of their alien and physically-distribu
by euroderf 2y ago
Agreed on octopuses. Sure they taste OK, but it's maybe more of a novelty food than anything else, and when you have read of their alien and physically-distributed intelligence, guilt accompanies any desire to munch one.
- LargoLasskhyfv 2y agoIt's certainly not a novelty around the coasts of the mediterran sea.
- colordrops 2y agoGuilt doesn't apply to all mammals?
- euroderf 2y agoA separate issue, innit ? There is a broader consensus on the capacity of mammals for suffering. Plus the issue of the innate value of life at some level (let's say, vertebrates).
- colordrops 2y ago100% agreed, just going one step at a time here
- hermitcrab 2y agoLast I heard, the EU is planning intensive octopus farming for meat. The seems really horrible for an intelligent and solitary animal. There are also questions about how humane the proposed killing methods are. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64814781 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64814781
- seec 2y agoThat's particularly weird because I think their meat is really not enjoyable at all. I have eaten just a piece of it once as a tasting of Spanish tapas tradition and I wouldn't want to renew the experience at all...
- ahartmetz 2y agoThey only get two years old or so. We could raise them and just wait for them to die naturally!
- lo_zamoyski 2y agoThey're not novelty in places like Greece where they are a staple.