First They Came For Our Mink Stoles, But We Didn’t Care Because Who Has The Dough For A Mink Stole?
Then they came for our live octopus, but we didn’t speak up because, well, eating live* octopus — as adventuresome as that sounds! — also looks pretty icky:
A clash of cultures arrived outside two Flushing restaurants last Thursday evening as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals members protested the Korean culinary tradition of eating live octopus and the techniques sometimes employed when doing so.
The practice caught the attention of PETA members in recent weeks after the animal rights organization received numerous complaints about YouTube videos depicting diners eating squirming octopus, known as “sannakji,” at East Seafood Restaurant on Northern Boulevard and Sik Gaek on Crocheron Avenue.
*5/4: See nerve-tingling update, then make reservations at Sik Gaek.
Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Filed under: Feed, Queens, Smells Fishy, Smells Not Right