Bizarre video emerges of chef beheading a live octopus in front of guests before dissecting its still moving limbs 

  • WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT 
  • Stomach-churning video was filmed at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea 
  • The chef holds the octopus aloft before cutting its head off with a knife 
  • It will outrage animal rights activists, but practice is part of Asian cuisine 

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

Published: 11:15 EST, 22 November 2016 | Updated: 12:29 EST, 22 November 2016

This stomach-churning video shows a chef beheading a live octopus before cutting off its still-squirming tentacles in front of an audience. 

The footage, filmed at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea, will outrage animal rights activist who want the dissection of still-live animals to eat banned. 

But the practice is a traditional part of Asian cuisine, with the Korean dish Sannakji consisting of baby octopus cut into small pieces and still moving on the plate.

In the video, the chef is seen holding the octopus aloft in front of diners at a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea

The chef then uses the knife to cut off the animal's head, to cheers from the crowd

In the video, the chef is seen holding the octopus aloft before cutting its head off, to cheers from the crowd. 

He then proceeds to cut off each tentacle one-by-one before throwing them onto a plate.  

Animal rights campaign group PETA want the practice of dissecting live octopus banned. 

The charity recently spoke out after a video emerged of an octopus being cut up at a restaurant in California.  

PETA says octopuses, which are considered to be among the most intelligent invertebrates, can feel pain in the way that mammals do.

 Animal rights campaign group PETA want the practice of dissecting live octopus banned. The animal is seen here with its head cut off

He then proceeds to cut off each tentacle one-by-one before throwing them onto a plate

Live octopus is served at about a dozen restaurants in California and New York, according to PETA.

It is most commonly used in 'sannakji', a dish made up of moving octopus tentacles.

Politicians have been reluctant to become involved because they do not wish to interfere with cultural traditions.     

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