Oh. My. GAWD.

[albadger]

From Wikipedia's entry on the Hagfish:

However, a particular species, the inshore hagfish, found in the Northwest Pacific, is valued as food in the Korean Peninsula. The hagfish is kept alive and irritated by rattling its container with a stick, prompting it to produce slime in large quantities. This slime is used in a similar manner as egg whites in various forms of cookery in the region.

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[albadger.livejournal.com]

I'm expecting that undead squid to be seeking the flesh of the living, no? But that one comment is right, in what way is that any more inhumane or creepy than having a hamburger?

Which I did for lunch, by the way. Wendy's Bacon Portabella Melt, to be precise.