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Travel Writing Prompt
Eating One of the Most Dangerous Foods in the World — Live Octopus
Trying a death defying local delicacy in South Korea
Intro
As a conversation starter, my bumble profile had a two truths and a lie section, as did my (now) partners. Our first conversation went something like this:
Me: Oh, I really hope that you saved a pigmy elephant. That’s too cute!
Him: Of course I did. ;) I really hope that you didn’t eat a live octopus!
Me: Erm….about that…
Yup, that’s a truth, I did that. Why I thought that was cool, posing as an adventurous eater rather than an actual psychopath is beyond me. It’s a miracle we ended up going on a date!
Why would I eat a live octopus? Well, in my case I thought, why not?! (Although there’s a pretty big why not, it’s one of the most dangerous foods in the world!). I live by the simple “When in Rome.” kind of mentality. Or, in this case, “When in South Korea.”
This coupled with being a huge foodie, having somewhat of a morbid fascination with strange local delicacies, and taking a small delight in freaking out my picky eater sister. Well, it was bound to happen.
