295689 Mon Jan 12 04:39:00 -0800 2004 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1625951 I was at a japanese restaurant and I swear i saw a platter go b y with all these live crustacean legs waving around...anyone? Mon Jan 12 04:39:00 -0800 2004 0 jake-o 1 1626121 I remember a story my 8th grade English teacher, Ms.Matsubara, told us after her trip to Japan. I'm 37, so mind you this was a while ago, however the story goes- she was treated to a very fancy dinner where she was served fish somewhat cooked but still gasping for air/water , and shrimp still moving their tiny legs. It proved freshness, she told us. I don't think any crabs or lobsters were involved, but... Tue Jan 13 04:21:24 -0800 2004 1625951 0 leslie 2 1626159 wow, you have to admire those people for their devotion to fresh seafood... The live fish is a bit much for me, but shrimp and lobster sounds cool...they're just sea bugs after all, primitive nervous system, (insert your justification here), etc Tue Jan 13 11:50:29 -0800 2004 1626121 0 jake-o 1 1626133 Several years ago, I dined in a very good Upper East Side American-owned sushi restaurant that no longer exists. For lobster sashimi, I was brought a platter with a raw lobster tail, thinly sliced in the shell--with the business end of the lobster, still alive and twitching, parked next to the tail, where it could watch me eat it. Not the most comfortable dining experience I've had! Tue Jan 13 09:37:04 -0800 2004 1625951 0 Tom Steele