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Giant squid makes rare appearance in Japanese port

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" giant squid that wandered (rare appearance) into a Japanese port "

hope its not a precursor to seismic activity, or particulate bombardment

smh

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the guardian has a good video of it. Must be a young one. average size for adults is between 10 to 13 meters.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/30/giant-squid-that-swam-into-japanese-bay-guided-back-out-to-sea-by-diver

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No one eats giant squid in Japan?

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paulinusa, to high of a amonia content. Not bad, but not tasty either. About half the size is pretty good

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"paulinusa, to high of a amonia content. Not bad, but not tasty either. About half the size is pretty good"

Thanks. I've always thought the Japanese would eat just about anything from the sea.

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Glad they didn't kill it anyway. Giant squid don't look very impressive just laid out in a museum but a lot more impressive alive in the ocean. Nice pics

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My wife made me a sumptuous dinner last night that included shiokara (squid fermented in its liver that has been mashed). We made temaki with the shiokara and a wasabi paste with kuri and tamago strips. That giant squid would have made a lot of shiokara or surume that we could have munched on with some smooth sake.

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Mlodinow at Dec. 31, 2015 - 03:09PM JST Glad they didn't kill it anyway. Giant squid don't look very impressive just laid out in a museum but a lot more impressive alive in the ocean. Nice pics

everything does! Maybe Japan is learning!!

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