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One of the world’s most dangerous foods?

Sannakji (Image: Wikipedia)
Sannakji (Image: Wikipedia)

According to Yahoo news, sannakji (산낙지) is one of the world’s most dangerous foods. As described in the article it doesn’t sound dangerous at all: “Minimal preparation is required as raw baby octopus is simply dismembered, smothered in sesame oil and served. The problem is that each tentacle of an octopus encompasses its own brain, and these limbs are likely to keep moving around as you swallow.” But Wikipedia makes it clear that you don’t have to chop it up first. And that will be the version that most Korean film lovers will know:

The infamous sannakji scene in Oldboy
The infamous sannakji scene in Oldboy