A video showed the moment an octopus sucked onto a Chinese woman’s face and wouldn’t let go after she attempted to eat it alive.
In the video, the woman is seen screaming in pain as she tried to remove the octopus’ tentacles from her skin.
The woman was apparently going to eat the octopus live.
At the start of the video, the mollusk was stuck to her face but she didn’t appear to be afraid of it. However, when she tried to remove one of the tentacles, she realized it wouldn’t release its grip.
In the video, she is seen crying and becoming hysterical.
“I can’t remove it,” the woman is heard saying in Chinese.
Finally, after some tugging, the animal let go of her head.
“I'll eat it in the next video,” she said while holding it.
According to the Mail, the woman realized that the octopus sucked onto her face and left a wound on her cheek. “My face is disfigured,” she exclaimed.
The video went viral in China, and it drew backlash from social media users.
“My goodness!” added another. “Why would you risk eating something that can suck your face off first?”
The video can be viewed below.
Eating raw seafood, including live octopus, can lead to a host of health problems, say experts.
Fake Seafood?
Meanwhile, in China, fake and counterfeit products are rampant. Seafood is no different.It also poses health problems.
“Rainbow trout cannot be eaten as sashimi because it needs to be fully cooked,” Kenneth Leung, professor of aquatic ecology and toxicology at the University of Hong Kong, told the outlet. “The parasite can live in the human liver and cause liver damage.”
“People don’t know the difference,” Professor Leung continued. “The color [of rainbow trout] looks like salmon, and people may be misled.”
Meanwhile, Chinese seafood markets may also feature adulterated shrimp.