Eating live octopus (not for sensitive viewers)

Sannakji is a Korean delicacy. It consists of live octopus that has been cut into small pieces and served immediately. See how the nakji pieces are still squirming on the plate when me and my younger brother tried this dish in Korea.

[@keiffactory]

its dead. the tentacles are still moving because their nerves are still intact

[@TamaraRasheed]

CRIES!! LOL!!! Oh my God, you guys are really brave. Thanks for sharing lol

[@boklahuoung]

Very nice, much respect. You only live once might as well try it :D. Never tasted kimchi before, looking forward to trying it as well as sannakji.

[@crabhand23]

Wow. It looks really good to be honest! When i get to korea im gonna taste it too :)

[@GnomishPWN]

Does it moves because it is really living or is it just reflex?

[@LicCarpilago]

very good video!! how much is for that plate?

[@enzoTHEferrari]

Woooaaah... Seriously guys? Thant looks soooo good! how was it? i hope you enjoyed it!

[@Ally8pie]

i really want to try that- whats it taste like?

[@walidb123]

i get excited when my amazon parcels come early NOT when there's a live octopus swimming in my mouth.

[@LetsGoEatSomeHam]

What are some good things about eating it live rather than dead??

[@icedperfection]

@AnimalGuardian71 If someone cuts off your leg, can you still feel your toes?

[@GLL1912]

It looks delicious. Would you describe the taste and texture please.

[@Jess207100]

It look luvly ! I would like to try it too when I got a chance !

[@Nnexxxx]

Does it taste good btw?

[@enzoTHEferrari]

@TheKamanick Sorry for not being an English speaker.

[@campeaodetudo100]

The tip here is: before eating, put some sauce over the octopus, and drink a lot of soju in between (soje=korean spirit, made from sweet potato; you can see it in a small green bottle in this video)

[@kimchiman1000]

LOL, I bet y'all would've jumped right out of your chair if the kimchi had started moving around! Great video, guys!

[@Jweeezy]

i love how they say its alive, its obviously dead, its the nerves that are cdasuing it to move.

[@ovan6]

why do they move after being chopped up? also can octopi breath outside water?

[@Edeyy_Sus]

That looks kind of good :D

[@kashifhaque2085]

How did it taste ?

[@StarlightProductions]

what does it taste like?

[@ovan6]

Thank you for the explanation.

[@JhipgymA]

what resturant is it called?

[@myphil9]

How are they different?

[@watfordman]

Nice vid. Don't get the haters here, it's an experience that you are sharing with the world. Thanks for this upload!

[@FizzaChizza]

what does it take like?

[@prettyemo04]

how does it taste like?

[@Kausmee21]

@soocl0se I agree with the dead part but I think the twitching and moving is because some of the squid's senses and actions are in the tentacles. Like you know how you can grow an arm from a body but not a body from an arm. Not that those are the same thing but the stuff that makes it happens is similar. What snake?

[@kakuella]

I tried it too and it wasn't so bad actually. You just need to get use to with the texture of Sannakji to actually enjoy the flavour.

[@lemlia]

I like octopus, but I don't think my overly sensitive gag reflex would handle it squirming around in my mouth, gives me the chills! Props to those guys, they got some guts.

[@kropotkln]

@tomb1272 MtHC was (1) an isolated incident of which replication is improbable, and (2) its brain stem was still intact as well as the jugular vein. Meaning that limited activity was possible as well as all involuntary movement such as digestion. The octopus in this video was... diced. Any of those pieces are about as "alive" as your hand if you were to chop it off.

[@HalfKaztBoy]

Hahaha love the end very unique and never tasted something like that before And maybe I will learn to love it Background voice* yeah right.

[@Gaphias13]

There are so many "that's what she said" jokes in this video XD Lmfao! Love it!

[@willowsprite]

Wow! I like how you don't really need to swish it in the sauces before eating it, it seems to do it for you when you drop it in!

[@SimonFanProductions]

The reason that the squid and octopus (cephalopoda) moves because they have one of the best neuro-networks in Animalia. Their neuro-transmitters (more commonly acetylcholine, nitric oxide, dynophrine) reacts much more efficiently than we do.

[@heoleeful]

한국 음식중에서도 좀 힘든걸 잘 드셨군요. 거기다 소주 한잔까지 곁들이시다니 한국의 정취를 만끽하셨네요 ^^*

[@JordanianPride80]

was the beer alive too ?

[@gregnorris4191]

great! now im in the mood for octapus

[@dtatm101]

it looks good but like how come its not bleeding???

[@blargwhatthef4153]

because octopi have nerve ganglion in their tentacles. Their tentacles aren't actually alive. As long as the octopus has been killed very recently and is fresh, it will continue to squirm due to the nerve ganglion. That is also why in this video the tentacles squirms harder when coming into contact with sauce, because the sodium in the sauce causes nerve spasms.

[@ehong671]

I love how westerners are actually bold enough to try new things.

[@Mat7Sohai]

how much does this meal costs?

[@moomooreal]

"Maybe I will learn to love it"... "Yeaaahh right!" - lol.

[@onfiya]

As already mentioned it's not 'alive' it's just the nerves that make it move, it moves for about 5 minutes or so. It can't really be dangerous when it's cut up like that, if it's a whole octopus then yeah, some people have been known to choke. Food is cheap in korea so it wouldn't be that expensive, for everything on their table i'd say roughly $20.

[@abel6924]

how does it taste??

[@tti34]

Cool, As a chef i definitely want to try this kind of things. I don't think that this food type is inhuman or bad. It's part of a culture and a tradition. Also looks delicious!!

[@UberAlphaSirus]

So basicaly! Does it taste good?

[@F.reeeje]

Guys... This is actually pretty good! You should try it.

[@777INFJ]

i wonder does it taste rubbery?

[@Stroodlecutie44270]

@XXjoshXXwallaceXX hey, i have a question: DO THEY EVER STOP MOVING???????(da nervezzzz)

[@jing713]

the expression at 0:50 is priceless! :P "oh it's stuck on my tongue!!" like he was worried :)

[@spookymachine]

I sooo want to try this !

[@StlyDutch]

In case you still don't get it: The octopus is still moving, because it was ALIVE when it was CHOPPED into pieces.

[@samsaras]

wow! i really want to try it!

[@JESSIFUK]

For the people who think it's the sauce making it move, have you ever killed a snake, or used a worm for fishing? it's all in the nerves. That piece is still alive.

[@StrawberriesSugar69]

@Rekodronny So.. How did it taste? O.o

[@TheMacroBlock]

@saxy1425 It is so fresh it is still moving, yeah. I think it depends on your definition of where 'death' ends and 'fresh' begins.

[@hafieq]

did the octopus still has feeling after being chopped like that

[@TonyStedge]

@ronahan I think that you should respect it regardless if you disagree with it. haha. I'm Korean and I think that live squid/octopus is different, but still delicious. :D

[@ha-naan]

Love the way he was like FUCK IT YOLO

[@gotfats]

looks so delicious~ i like it.. :D

[@narnoora111]

i want to eat it but i live in the u.a.e in dubai i dont know where do they eat it:(

[@olstar18]

@KEYnHEXfan No not the length. They aren't big enough around for me to get enough of a grip to use them right.

[@minimoongurll]

mmm this is making me so hungry .. I would love to go and try this

[@sofiadragon1979]

I can't wait to try that.

[@DrSAM69]

@bozodribel well chickens have this paticular phenomena of having post mortem reflexes which last for a few seconds, it would be curious to ponder on which is suffering the most, the head or the body. Octopusses and squids are more similar to jellyfish who have their central nervous system spread throughout the body, you're actually cutting pieces of "brain" by cutting limbs ect. You might ask me how do u kill it quickly then, that i dunno but trust me he's not having a good time at all.

[@MorroccoSurrogate]

Oh man oh man There's another one for the bucket list!

[@ekszentrik]

Sometimes I have this feeling that I'm the only sane person on this planet.

[@IgnatzKolisch]

In Japan, there are some people who will eat an octopus tentacle pulled right off the live creature, but will NOT eat a live squid tentacle pulled right off the live creature. They're not the same animal, and apparently there is something that makes some people nervous about raw squid, but fine with raw octopus. In this video and description, both "octopus" and "squid" is used. Which is it??? It doesn't look like BOTH, so one word is wrong.

[@Cardinal724]

It's a reflex. You can tell the octopus is really dead from the fact that its chopped into little tiny pieces...

[@94656abc]

MAN I SERIOUSLY WANNA TRY THIS

[@saahil140]

@enzoTHEferrari one question my freind . are u french or chinese by any chance ? if u r then i know why u like it ;)

[@Bl4ckV3ins]

It's not actually live, they just have been very recently called, it translates to live because it is moving. They do sell live whole octopus to eat as well

[@freakazoids666]

looks good....i wanna try some

[@suncheets1]

i wanna try it. like he said "you only live once"

[@LiamYM]

is it actually alive or is the muscle moving from spasm because its been killed recently?

[@eliscult]

@avihi81 I didn't realize the guys in this video were octopi too!

[@hectorffs]

Looks really delicius im going to try this next time im at a japenese resturant

[@chansie41]

it's okay guys, it's already dead. The nerves are just reacting. (drinks a glass of water)

[@enzoTHEferrari]

To be honest, it rather looks extremely appetizing rather than disturbing. Maybe it's only me?

[@msgalleguez]

if i even saw that in real life i would have ran out the door screaming.

[@RobbyePenelupe]

Yumm! Delicious!

[@VictoriaChapman]

@enzotheferrari Eating Sannakji is on my Bucket List. :) You're not alone.

[@elmabdoon]

that looks delicious...!!!

[@huntin4live]

cheers for eating it, but hell what does it taste like?

[@enzoTHEferrari]

@quickmantan Please, do not accuse me with racism. I am my self not white.

[@brendamorales6058]

i would totally try one

[@Drelvon]

I wanna try this so much

[@FakeProjectNo2]

And now I'm actually hungry for somereason, and love the beastie boyz ending.

[@ironman20725]

lol thats great!! good job!

[@CandyLove1141999]

This looks very tasty :P

[@dtatm101]

@Raigeki190 at the end he was eating kimchi

[@GndmMkv]

do you reconmend thus>?

[@LuvCandiie]

Since the octopus looked like it was already chopped into many pieces, i believe it's already dead ._. It's just the nerves moving, like how a lizard's tail continues to move around even after it is detached from the body.

[@oh7ohoh]

i love live octopus!! It tast much better than cooked one!

[@Beth_Faichney]

It's not still alive. It's the reflexes and nervous system.

[@Zekeormoses]

Good on you for being open to the culture Even better on you for including the Beastie Boys!

[@olstar18]

@wisebeardedowl I believe kimchi is fermented cabbage.

[@PirateSt3ve]

just so people knopw, the octopus isn't dead, they eat it alive, the samurai used to eat them whole, and alive, because they thought it brought courage, and it's also very dangerous because the octopus or squid will sometimes grapple the tongue of the person eating it and they can choke to death.