Eating a Deep-Fried Fish That is Still Alive

Would you like a side of ethical quandary with your dinner?

The newest “rare” delicacy craze in China is live, deep-fried fish. Yes, it’s true. Chefs there have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it gets deep fried so that diners get the added bonus of watching it gasp for air and writhe in pain on their plates as it waits to be eaten.

Perhaps some of you have waited your entire lives to eat an animal that is both still alive and deep fried. But I doubt it. Obviously we know where vegans stand on this issue, but I’m willing to bet that even the most blood-spattered carnivores out there will find something fundamentally disturbing about eating a live, deep-fried dinner.

This video may be a little graphic for some readers, particularly if you are a mermaid or merman.

You’ve been warned.

[Via: Huffington Post]