Sannakji
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| Sannakji | |
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| Hangul: |
산낙지
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| Hanja: |
none
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| Revised Romanization: | sannakji |
| McCune-Reischauer: | sannakji |
Sannakji is the name of a South Korean dish which consists of live nakji — Octopus (Octopus) minor minor, a small octopus — that has been cut into small pieces and served immediately, usually lightly seasoned with sesame and sesame oil. The octopus fragments are usually still squirming in the consumer's plate. It can also be served whole.
Special care ought to be taken when consuming sannakji. Because the tentacles' suction is still active, it can stick to consumers' mouths and throats. This can present a choking hazard for some people, particularly if they are intoxicated.
[edit] Trivia
- Vocabularies in the two Koreas differ on nakji: South Koreans call a small kind of octopus nakji, while North Koreans call a squid nakji (nakchi in McCune-Reischauer).
- Sannakji is featured prominently in the Korean films Oldboy and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
- In The Amazing Race 4, eating an entire bowl of sannakji was a detour challenge when the teams were in Seoul, South Korea (Leg 10). According to the clue, they had to eat a "Korean delicacy" but would not know that it was sannakji until it was served to them. Two teams attempted this detour but only one team fully completed eating the entire bowl.
[edit] See also
- Odori ebi, shrimp eaten alive in Japanese cuisine
- Ikizukuri, the preparation of sashimi from living animals
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