Live octopus is a delicacy in South Korea but is a known choking hazard, since the still-moving suction cups can cause tentacle pieces to stick in a person's throat. A baby octopus is often consumed whole, while larger varieties are cut up and the still-wriggling tentacles eaten with a splash of sesame oil.
![A South Korean man and a woman eat a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c4/fb/0000fbc4_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean man and a woman eat a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean woman holds up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c3/fb/0000fbc3_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean woman holds up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c5/fb/0000fbc5_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c6/fb/0000fbc6_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean woman holds up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c8/fb/0000fbc8_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean woman holds up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean woman eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c7/fb/0000fbc7_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean woman eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/c9/fb/0000fbc9_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean man eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![A South Korean couple eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Live octopus is delicacy in the country. (Photo by Shin Jun-hee/AP Photo/Yonhap)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ca/fb/0000fbca_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean couple eats a live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. Live octopus is delicacy in the country. (Photo by Shin Jun-hee/AP Photo/Yonhap)
![A South Korean woman hold up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. South Korea's Supreme Court upheld on September 12 the acquittal of a 32-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend who he claimed choked to death on a live octopus. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cb/fb/0000fbcb_medium.jpeg)
A South Korean woman hold up live octopus during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. South Korea's Supreme Court upheld on September 12 the acquittal of a 32-year-old man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his girlfriend who he claimed choked to death on a live octopus. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
![Live octopus are seen in a water tank during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cc/fb/0000fbcc_medium.jpeg)
Live octopus are seen in a water tank during an event to promote a local food festival in Seoul on September 12, 2013. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/AFP Photo)
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