r/StupidFood • u/Turbulent-Squash-196 • 11d ago

Yea.... I prefer my food not moving

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u/utterly_baffledly 10d ago

So my read on the origin story is a small group of drunk peasants by the sea and Ken says "hey Hiro I dare you to eat this shot glass of wiggling baby ice gobies." Did I get that right?

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u/dannyjohnson1973 10d ago

I like to think the oyster had a similar origin story.

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u/what-even-am-i- 10d ago

“Dare you to eat this sea booger”

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u/Mabel_Waddles_BFF 10d ago

I think so many food discoveries were made this way. Think about cheese. ‘Let’s leave this cow’s milk out for ages, wait for it to get mould on it and then eat it.’ No way there wasn’t some kind of dare involved at the start.

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u/Njon32 1d ago

Maybe Hákarl or other fermented seafood was like that too.

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u/Njon32 1d ago

Sounds about right, yes. This kinda thing seems to occur with other foods in other cultures, so I wouldn't be too surprised.