Majmunov mozak

Majmunov mozak je kontroverzno jelo koje se često pripisuje kineskoj kuhinji ali je deo i mnogih drugih kuhinja.

Pored toga što se često smatra delom tradicionalne kineske kuhinje koja je bila prisutna i na carskom dvoru u Pekingu,^[1], postoje i podaci da je u Indoneziji je zbog nepotvrđenog verovanja da majmunov mozak leči impotenciju došlo do preteranog lova na majmune i značajnog smanjivanja njihovog broja a i o tome da se majmunov mozak koristi u određenim ritualima u Africi kada u procesu inicijacije novog plemenskog poglavice on jede mozak ulovljenog gorile.^[2]

Indonezija

U Indoneziji je 1994. godine osnovana neprofitna organizacija ProFauna koja se bavi zaštitom divljih životinja i koja je pokrenula kampanju za smanjenje godišnjih kvota za lov na majmune, između ostalog i zbog toga što se u pojedinim delovima Indonezije kao što je grad Medan u severnoj Sumatri, živim majmunima raseca lobanja na pola kako bi vlasnici restorana u kojima se na meniju nalaze specijaliteti od majmunskog mesa mogli da im isisaju mozak.^[3]

Popularna kultura o majmunovom mozgu

Postoje navodi o tome da su navodi o postojanju jela pod nazivom majmunov mozak klasičan primer urbane legende.

Mondo film (pseudodokumentarni film) pod nazivom Faces of Death sadrži scenu u kojoj grupa ljudi jede majmunov mozak

Izvori

↑ „Year Of Monkey”. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »,monkey brain seems to have figured on a now-lost menu prepared for the imperial court in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty«
↑ „Gorillas in African Culture and Medicine”. 18. jun 1999.. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2005-09-05. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »The Anyang in Cameroon near the border to Nigeria were formerly only allowed to hunt gorillas for the initiation of a new chief, when a gorilla had to be killed. The chief had to eat the brain and another high-ranking person ate the heart.«
↑ „ProFauna Demands For Wild Macaque Catching To Stop”. ProFaun. 16. januar 2008.. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2015-09-24. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »The primates are also consumed as delicacies for their meat and brain. In some cities like Jakarta, Medan, and Palembang, monkey meat is listed on restaurant menus. It is estimated that 3000 individuals are slaughtered for delicacies every year. In Medan, North Sumatera, the monkey's skull is chopped in half while it is still alive so the restaurants' patrons can suck its brain.«

[1] „Year Of Monkey”. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »,monkey brain seems to have figured on a now-lost menu prepared for the imperial court in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty«

[2] „Gorillas in African Culture and Medicine”. 18. jun 1999.. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2005-09-05. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »The Anyang in Cameroon near the border to Nigeria were formerly only allowed to hunt gorillas for the initiation of a new chief, when a gorilla had to be killed. The chief had to eat the brain and another high-ranking person ate the heart.«

[3] „ProFauna Demands For Wild Macaque Catching To Stop”. ProFaun. 16. januar 2008.. Arhivirano iz originala na datum 2015-09-24. Pristupljeno 24. jul 2010. »The primates are also consumed as delicacies for their meat and brain. In some cities like Jakarta, Medan, and Palembang, monkey meat is listed on restaurant menus. It is estimated that 3000 individuals are slaughtered for delicacies every year. In Medan, North Sumatera, the monkey's skull is chopped in half while it is still alive so the restaurants' patrons can suck its brain.«

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