A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei
and it has people queuing up—both for pictures and for a bite from this bowl of noodles. Since the The Ramen Boy launched the limited-edition noodle bowl on May 22, declaring in a social media post that it had “finally got this dream ingredient,” more than a 100 people have joined a waiting list to dine at the restaurant. “It is so attractive because of its appearance - it looks very cute,” said the 37-year-old owner of the restaurant, who wanted to be identified only as Mr.
A Taiwanese expert identified the species as “Bathynomus jamesi,” discovered near the Dongsha islands on the South China Sea. They are thought to be caught at between 300-500 meters. Since the ramen launched, some scholars have expressed concerns over the potential ecological impact of bottom trawling fishing tactics as well as possible health risks. But customers at the restaurant disagree.
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