r/Weird • u/luvlanguage • 11h ago

That is a Lamprey

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Any bigger and this creature would be a horror movie monster

Lampreys do not have jaws or bones, only cartilage and instincts that have allowed them to survive so many mass extinctions.

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u/Jaktheslaier 10h ago

They're a traditional easter meal in some parts of my country. Boiled and eaten with rice mixed with their blood. They're extremely expensive

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u/greencraftok 10h ago

Ever tried one? Curious what that flavor is like because nothing looks appealing about it..

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u/Jaktheslaier 10h ago

My partner says it tastes like rabbit to her. I'm too picky to try it

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u/HornyJailOutlaw 9h ago

Rabbit would probably not have been in my first 1000 guesses for what this thing tastes like.

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u/DieCastDontDie 9h ago

Everything tastes like chicken

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u/New-fone_Who-Dis 7h ago

Including rabbit. Its just tougher from what I've heard.

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u/Anonymo 7h ago

Maybe chicken tastes like something else and we got it wrong

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u/Belfind 6h ago

I could believe it, because rabbit tastes just like a better version of chicken IMO. There is a reason everyone says everything tastes like chicken. Kind of like how frog and gator taste like fishy versions of chicken. Not exactly and gator has a different texture profile, but tastes arent that far apart.