Sannakji is a Korean dish consisting of a live octopus. Depending on the preparation (which is virtually non-existent), sometimes the cephalopod is consumed whole, and sometimes it is chopped into smaller pieces immediately prior to being eaten. In either event, the animal or its components are very active and vigorously resist being devoured. Its tentacles and suction cups thereon are quite powerful and can cause choking as they attempt to affix themselves to the mouth and throat on their way down, although the fact that the creature is extremely slimy may help make it slide through more easily. It is best not to concentrate on the fact that part of the package includes eating octopus intestines and their contents.
Despite not being fellow mammals, octopuses are fairly intelligent and sensitive to pain. Their attempts to flee indicate that they do not enjoy being eaten alive, although that obviously is a common experience in their native environment.
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