This weekend, Yokohama’s Omoshiro Aquarium is holding a special event: You can eat those underwater pill bugs called isopods. Delicious!
According to Yahoo News, the aquarium‘s “deep sea creatures food sampling event” will also include a shark dissection show. The shark will be served as a fillet.
Note that people won’t be eating the Giant Isopods . Also, the smaller isopods are uncommon food in Japan, but a few people online seem to have tried it. Japanese Twitter user manpokenautilus described the flavour as “delicious,” adding that isopods have a strong shrimp flavour and “aren’t smelly at all.” Others described it as tasting like crab.
Pretty sure I could eat a fried one, which is how they will be served at the event. Then again, maybe not.
*Shudders*
大きな深海ダンゴムシ、食べてみる？横浜で試食会開催へ [Yahoo News!]
Photos: omoshiroaq, manpokenautilus, NumazuDeepsea, Asahi Yokohama
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4 responses to “Would You Like Some Grotesque Sea Bugs? To Eat?”
cant be too different from Balmaine/Mortan bay bugs
That’s exactly what I thought when looking at them too.
I was thinking the exact same thing too. Though I was also wondering what Witchetty Grubs taste like as well.
Reminds me of one of the filler episodes of Hajime no Ippo.
This reminds me of Shinpachi’s first love in Gintama, pfff lol