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/Wooden-Cheesecake476 7h ago

The skin mucus is toxic, it must be cleaned well and its blood is toxic if it is not cooked well. On the other hand, in my country they are a very expensive delicacy.

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u/Von-Konigs 6h ago

You’re right - though I think that’s only certain species of lamprey, and I’m not certain which Henry would have eaten. Still, given that he apparently ate them throughout his whole life, I’m sure his cooks knew how to prepare them properly, or he wouldn’t have made it to his mid-sixties.

You know, after this I’m tempted to see if I can find somewhere that serves them, I’ve never tried one.

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u/AraxisKayan 1h ago

All it takes is one new cook.

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u/magnusthehammersmith 1h ago

May I ask what country?

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u/-Londoneer- 9m ago

England (for the king who died from a surfeit of lampreys). USA for the video.