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minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoNice. That being said, cuttlefish do get eaten in Japan, since they’re cephalopods like octupi and squid. They just don’t eat flamboyant cuttlefish because 1: their muscle tissue is extremely poisonous 2: an adult is the size of your thumbnail 3: they’re adorable. They have fins/tentacles adapted to work as little legs to walk on the bottom of the ocean For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51jB8YljliM
minus-squareNotSafeForWorld@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt’s because the Japanese value social harmony and standing out is usually frowned upon
Nice.
That being said, cuttlefish do get eaten in Japan, since they’re cephalopods like octupi and squid.
They just don’t eat flamboyant cuttlefish because
1: their muscle tissue is extremely poisonous
2: an adult is the size of your thumbnail
3: they’re adorable. They have fins/tentacles adapted to work as little legs to walk on the bottom of the ocean
For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51jB8YljliM
It’s because the Japanese value social harmony and standing out is usually frowned upon