Over at food blog Serious Eats, user PumpkinBear asks the big question: Would you ever eat human?According to PumpkinBear, the idea was brought up by an episode of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations in which Mr. Bourdain visits French Polynesia, an area that has been known for some cannibalistic activity. Check out a clip of the episode here. For the whole thing I guess you'll have to wait around for the rerun.
The discussion runs the gamut from the humorous to the serious, and brings up all kinds of pop culture cannibalism along the way (spoiler alert: Soylent Green is people.) "Fuman" is also discussed--hypothetical fake people meat that would allow you to experience the taste without actually eating human flesh.
So... would you ever eat human?
My take: yeah, I'd do it. But only if it was prepared by a really good chef.
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