Would You Eat the Most Dangerous Clam?

We eat food every day without giving it a second thought, but everything we consume has a story to tell. This series aims to do just that, all while having some fun along the way.
These blood red clams have claimed many lives over the years. But people still like to take a risk and eat them anyway. Why would you risk your life for this delicacy? And what makes it so dangerous?

00:00 Intro
00:40 This is the Deadly Blood Clam
01:36 Viral Outbreak
02:13 Killer Blood Clams

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[pky]

We have been eating this like forever in Malaysia... never heard anything like this

[septianrico]

What I eat them since a child because thats like the most common type of clam that most of our local market sells. Taste quite good and need some knowledge to prepare it to avoid the foul smell and supposedly danger lol

[beelzeduard]

Huh? As long as you clean them properly it is fine. It also depend on the source i think. Been eating those for years and I am fine. Actually, this is the first time I saw that many blood on that clam.

[aa.r]

What with this fear mongering for this specific clam? All clam and oyster are bottom feeders hence the risk is there for all types of them. What is more important is to always cook your food before you eat any of it. Why not spread awareness and focus on fast food products that spread all over the world with its GMO foods?

[alandrak]

what's the difference between blood clam and cockles?because cockles are main ingredient in many dishes here is south east asia, some even say they're good for your health

[EleoraMsia]

in Malaysia, eating blood clam is so normal day in here...

but i'm not a seafood lover
(sea is too polluted to considered as food)
so i agree of banned seafood idea

[aysmch]

this actually my first shellfish type i eat, and it is actually my favorite... i remember about my granpa when i see this blood clam

because when i eat this shell fish for the first time, i was eat it in front of my veteran-grandpa

(note: it is clean, and boiled with some lemon grass, salt, and other thing, it is taste good tho)

[muhamadhelmi]

I eat the same clam since very young. The different is we clean and boiled it first. Not eating it raw.

[sootoongkok]

Yangtze is a big river running across the middle of China. While Yellow River is further north. They are different rivers, not the same.

[dadajoel]

This isn't "what if aliens visited earth a million years into the future"

[kentarouification]

Oh shit. We've been eating this clam for decades until we have shortage. Now it's farmed and people kill each other to steal them.

[jinxheadjo]

Its a deliicacy from where i come. I adore them so much its my favourite seafood. Ive been eating these since teenager. Im now in my 40s. Still alive and breathing. 😂😂😂

[RuohongZhao]

Meanwhile I am casually eating raw blood clam here in Mexico.

[jaydesai]

The quality of the environment where seafood comes from affects the quality of the meat. So choose good quality seafood.

[rufiredup]

I’m from Malaysia and I’ve been eating this all my life. I don’t know what the heck this video is all about. Maybe it’s just something that happens in China.

[absolute-creature]

"Shellfish probably isn't too high" wait, isn't a normal thing to be afraid of those things? ;U; i thought it was like a common fear, i am terrified of these things, i remember when I saw one once moving like that i felt my whole body shaking, felt itchy, felt like something similar to when you listen to someone run their nails on a chalkboard, mixed to when you see a cockroach flying

[vincechristianalao]

We've been eating this since childhood here in Philippines, We have lots of varieties of clams here but this type is very common, You'll just need to scrape a knife on muddy waters on our shores and you should find some, Haven't had any issues with health since. 😂

[ipfreely]

I'm glad I don't eat Clams, it seems pretty dangerous to do so.


I wonder if..L Silvern eats these, maybe I'll ask hopefully there's time left to receive an answer? 😂

[aNormalGuy]

Blood clams help you produce healthy iron which helps our blood because our blood made up of iron

[hafizrachmantara]

the culprit is the polluted environment...not the clam