10 Animals You Won’t Believe People Eat Alive
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1 min readOct 25, 2017
I was always raised to avoid eating lobster, because they’re cooked alive. If they’re dead before cooked, they can be quite dangerous, as the bacteria in them spreads much faster than normal. While some people argue that the way they’re cooked (put in a pot which is slowly brought to boil) means they feel no pain, it’s really a matter of how much trust you put in your chef.
But when the animal you’re about to eat is still alive when you bite into it, that’s a pretty different story altogether. Below are ten examples of animals that are prepared and consumed alive. Be warned — some of the entries can be quite graphic.
