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Meet Taipei's Newest 'Dream Ingredient'

This 14-legged giant isopod atop ramen noodles has spurred a waiting list at Taiwan eatery

(Newser) - "Would you eat this?" is the question posed by the South China Morning Post on a new delicacy making headlines out of Taipei. But while Americans may feel squeamish at the prospect of scarfing down on what The Ramen Boy calls its "dream ingredient," locals are clamoring...

This Giant Isopod Hasn't Eaten in More Than 4 Years
This Giant Isopod Hasn't Eaten in More Than 4 Years
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This Giant Isopod Hasn't Eaten in More Than 4 Years

Keepers are concerned about 'No. 1'

(Newser) - A giant isopod at Japan's Toba Aquarium apparently enjoyed the horse mackerel he was fed on Jan. 2, 2009—he downed it in just five minutes and hasn't taken another bite since. Feb. 10 marked 1,500 days since the creature, known simply as No. 1, ingested any...

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