New story, "Eating Live Animals: One Eater's Experience in Korea" on MatadorAbroad.com

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By Lauren Girardin    Sun, November 22, 2009
Playing with my twitching food
Playing with my twitching food

We skip willy-nilly through the time-space continuum over on Matador Network, who just published my new travel story about eating live animals in South Korea. Here's a taste:

My chopsticks finally aim towards the last untried morsels, a substance that can be generously described as resembling chunks of slug. Its glossy, soft flesh is a mottled mix of khaki green, deep brown, mustard yellow, and blue-gray, combined to make a surface both artful and repulsive.

If I saw this beast in my kitchen at home, I’d wonder how it had oozed its way inside from the backyard. But, I’m determined to try anything once, especially if it’s already on the table in front of me. With a deep breath and a deeper sigh, I pick up one of the smaller chunks—

And it moves.

Thanks to the dozen complete strangers that have commented on the post. The comments are worth reading too. I'd love to read your comment on Matador.

>> Read the rest of the story on MatadorAbroad.com


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