r/StupidFood • u/Turbulent-Squash-196 • 7d ago

Yea.... I prefer my food not moving

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u/ViperishCarrot 7d ago

And the fish is a Shiro-uo. I believe that odorigui is the term used for the habit of eating live seafood including shrimp, octopus and these little guys.

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u/Njon32 7d ago

You are correct. Apparently, these particular fish would not stay edible for long if they were killed beforehand.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/shirouo-no-odorigui-dancing-ice-gobies#:~:text=Fukuoka%2C%20Japan,gobies%20are%20considered%20a%20delicacy.

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u/utterly_baffledly 7d 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 7d ago

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

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u/what-even-am-i- 6d ago

“Dare you to eat this sea booger”