Taiwanese Actor Cooks Wife’s Placenta, Says It’s Like Pork Liver
Some believe that a woman should consume her placenta after she gives birth. Supposedly, it has several health benefits and helps replenish the nutrients lost during pregnancy.
However, Benji Wang, a Taiwanese actor and singer, apparently took this belief to the next level. After his wife gave birth, Wang stir-fried her placenta and consumed it with her.
Not only that, he documented the whole process of preparing the bizarre dish on his Instagram page.
Instagram users who came across the post have mixed feelings about the dish. While some expressed shock, others were curious about what it tasted like.
Taiwanese actor stir-fries wife’s placenta with vegetables
On Sunday (14 May), Benji Wang took to Instagram reels to share his prep process for his stir-fried placenta dish.
The video started off with him washing his wife’s raw placenta. As he did so, the blood that washed off the surface of the organ stained the water red.
Next, Wang peeled off the membrane covering the placenta before chopping it up.
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Then, he boiled the placenta along with the blood it contained in a pot of water. He subsequently changed out the water and continued to boil the organ.
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Wang then chopped up some onions and capsicums and stir-fried them with some salt.
When the vegetables were sufficiently cooked, the actor put the pre-boiled placenta into the pan and continued cooking them with the produce.
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Once the dish was done, he tried it on-camera with his wife.
Surprisingly, the couple did not seem to dislike it. In fact, Wang even said that the placenta tastes like pork liver.
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In the captions, Wong wrote that giving birth is difficult on the mother, and that he heard that consuming the placenta is the best way to replenish the body.
Draws mixed reactions from netizens
Instagram users who encountered this bizarre video have mixed reactions towards it.
Most commenters, like this one, expressed shock that they would eat it just like that. They wrote in Chinese that the only way they will eat the placenta is when it is milled into powder form.
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Another user wondered how the placenta tasted like, and asked if they ate it with any sauce.
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However, there was also one commenter who pointed out that there is no scientific proof that consuming the organ has real health benefits.
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Indeed, folk remedies such as eating the placenta should be taken with a pinch of salt — not literally.
Those who are curious should probably consult a doctor before consuming any supplements or remedies just in case.
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Featured image adapted from @kungfubenji on Instagram.
