I really hope this one is a hoax.

[cathyr19355]

Hufu. Don't click the link if you haven't had dinner yet. Really.

I suspect that it is a hoax. The fact that all the media articles cited are associated with Dartmouth makes me suspicious.

However, if it isn't a hoax, you have to wonder; how did they do the taste research?

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[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

I'd seen that a few days ago, but a closer look at the website shows me that oddly enough I actually know one of the people involved. I've emailed to ask.

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

I believe it's a hoax. There's nothing about actually buying Hufu.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

My source believes that the guy is actually planning to sell textured, flavored tofu, as well as T-shirts and a cookbook. His involvement was limited to an area not directly associated with the product, though, so it's possible he doesn't have the full story.

Yep. It's a hoax.

[tafkad.livejournal.com]

Taken from the FAQs:

"What does Hufu TM taste like? Does it taste like human flesh?
HufuTM is designed to resemble, as humanly possible, the taste and texture of human flesh. If you've never had human flesh before, think of the taste and texture of beef, except a little sweeter in taste and a little softer in texture. Contrary to popular belief, people do not taste like pork or chicken."

It's just tofu. Don't tell larpwriting about it.

[tlatoani.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't think anyone's saying it's a serious effort. Maybe a serious effort to sell t-shirts...

Random Thoughts...

[brandyeileen.livejournal.com]

I am reminded of a conversation that I had with your husband about conditioned responses to societal taboos, that was sparked off by a mention of 'Stranger in a Strange Land.'

This site did (most emphatically) not make me queasy, not in the slightest. I found it incredibly entertaining and I am glad you shared it.

No, I am not a closet cannibal and have no intention of trying to ingest human flesh. It's not because society and government tell me it's wrong to do so. I see no real solid reason behind the injunction against consuming our own, other than we're terribly unhealthy creatures. I'd stop eating hormone-injected cow flesh, if it wasn't so damn tasty.

Anyway, in theory, I see nothing wrong with cannibalism. On a lot of levels, it makes a hell of a lot more sense than filling a corpse up with chemicals, tossing it in a lead-lined coffin, and keeping it under six feet of dirt, so it can rot away in a box, without even contributing to the soil....

That being said, I feel guilty enough about eating lesser creatures, sometimes. I also tend to avoid a lot of watery animals, since they live in our horribly polluted oceans and store up a lot of heavy metals in their flesh, which I don't want hanging around in mine, later.