What is Ikizukuri?

Ikizukuri is a Japanese meal Sashimi made of organisms that are still alive, lending a whole new meaning to "fresh fish". Both inside and outside Japan, Ikizukuri is controversial, and some people feel that they are cruel or inhuman, while others claim to be part of the Japanese cultural heritage and it may be an interesting dining experience. Usually only very high -quality restaurants offer Ikizukuri because it requires a highly qualified and well -trained chef. Food places great emphasis on fresh taste, and accompanying sauces are usually very mild so that people can really taste the taste of seafood. Ikizukuri can also be administered with pickled vegetables such as ginger and seaweed.uri begins with the selection of an animal to be consumed. Many devices offering Ikizukuri have a large tank of different options in the dining room, allowing you to meet dinner and choose food in place, although live fish can also be held in the kitchen and ready underled to the required dinner. After the fish has been selected, the chef catches it quickly, dares and removes any other inedible parts and then serves it.

In the case of fish, it is traditional to cut off several thin pieces of fish and leave most fish intact, allowing dinner to clearly see the beating heart and the trembling of fish. Ikizukuri fish can be eaten by wands; More obvious creatures, such as Octopi, are usually wrapped around wands to make the consumption process easier for dinner that submits the seafood before eating.

Animal rights supporters have a significant opposition to Ikizukur and claimed that the organisms involved have nervous systems and the ability to experience pain and fear. They propose that even if Ikizukuri may seem new and exciting, it is cruel and should be prevented by compassionate and cultivated individuals. However, fans of Ikizukuri claim that death is usually fast and that muscle plucking on desCE is a residual response of the nervous system, rather than the strenuous movements of the dying animal.