> their flesh, unless processed through a lengthy and complicated ritual, is highly toxic
...and even once processed, is disgusting. For a few seconds it's just bland seafood. Then the ammonia punches you in the face from inside your sinuses.
The ocellate spot skate, or 홍어, is a delicacy in Korea. It is a fish with high ammonia content and is rather expensive. The English Wikipedia article does not have much details about it, but the Korean version does: https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%99%8D%EC%96%B4
The ammonia does punch you in the face, but that can become an addictive sensation just as wasabi does.
If I may ask, where did you get the chance to try this, and how was it prepared?
I just read this on wikipedia:
> If the meat is eaten without pretreatment, the ingested TMAO is metabolized into trimethylamine, which can produce effects similar to extreme drunkenness
Might be crazy to think, but the thought crossed my mind if the meat was ever ingested, untreated, for recreational purposes.
It doesn't mean 'bitch' (that would be "tispe"), though in many dialects it's only used about women in the same way that word is. The literal meaning is just '(grown-up) woman'. In some dialects, it's still just used to mean 'wife' or '(old) woman' without anything negative, though in modern times the negative connotations have spread so it's used less and less like that. But it shows up in fairy tales and kids stories ( https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjerringa_som_ble_s%C3%A5_lita... ) and songs; you'd never see the word "bitch" used about women in English in material meant for children …
[+] [-] danaliv|5 years ago|reply
...and even once processed, is disgusting. For a few seconds it's just bland seafood. Then the ammonia punches you in the face from inside your sinuses.
[+] [-] shard|5 years ago|reply
The ammonia does punch you in the face, but that can become an addictive sensation just as wasabi does.
[+] [-] thsowers|5 years ago|reply
I just read this on wikipedia:
> If the meat is eaten without pretreatment, the ingested TMAO is metabolized into trimethylamine, which can produce effects similar to extreme drunkenness
Might be crazy to think, but the thought crossed my mind if the meat was ever ingested, untreated, for recreational purposes.
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[+] [-] mc32|5 years ago|reply
But they are fascinating. Living from 200 to 500 years, it’s speculated.
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[+] [-] janfry|5 years ago|reply
Really enjoyable easy read.
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[+] [-] chrisbennet|5 years ago|reply
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampullae_of_Lorenzini#:~:text=....