"This story came out in 2001, but has been circulating for quite a while with another resurgence in 2002. It probably continues because of the strong subject matter: Attached to the e-mail is a disturbing picture of a man eating what appears to be a fetus.
First, it is against the law in most countries of the world to eat human meat of any kind. Cannibalism is a taboo in all but a few primitive tribes. There are no resturants in Taiwan or anywhere else I know about that serve fetuses. This is not part of Eastern culture, and never has been an accepted part of any mainstream eastern culture.
That being said, can I state with absolute certainty that the picture of the man eating a fetus is fake? I'd have to respond: No. I suspect it is fiction, but the man in the picture is a performance artist by the name of Zhu Yu from Shanghai. It was part of a picture exhibition called Infatuation on Injury. He told the Taiwanese press that it was a real fetus, stolen from a local medical school. He claims to have cooked it himself and consumed it as part of his performance exploring attitudes towards life and death. He claimed it made him sick, but he felt it was worth it for his art.
Since it has made him famous in artistic circles in Taiwan and China it is entirely possible that this was nothing more than a publicity stunt to garner public opinion. You decide for yourself about Zhu Yu, but Taiwan is definitely not serving babies during the lunch rush!
Here are the hoax letters:
Don't get scared, but open your eyes to the facts going on in this world,
What you are going to witness here is a fact:
It's Taiwan's hottest food,
In Taiwan, dead babies or fetuses could be bought at $50 to $70 from hospitals to meet the high demand for grilled and barbecued babies...What a sad state of affairs!!
Please forward this message to as many people as you can so that it can be seen by the world and someone takes action on this.
It is against human race and unless we people of the world act to eradicate this custom, it will not end.
Even the word impossible says it is impossible but it's happening !!!
Here is a similar version:
Oh !! Oh !! How cruel can humans be???
Please finish your meal before open the files....(See attached file: Taiwan.jpg)
What u are going to witness here is a fact, don't get scared !
"It's Taiwan's hottest food..."
In Taiwan, dead babies or fetuses could be bought at $50 to $70 from hospitals to meet the high demand for grilled and barbecued babies ...
What a sad state of affairs!!
Please forward this message to as many people as u can so it can be seen by the world and someone takes action.
Due to the graphic nature of the photos, I have decided to link to them instead of posting them here. Please, if you are offended by such stuff or squeamish, do not view them! Sekali you vomit or faint you blame me Baby on a platter...getting ready for dinner? Served with orange juice?!You have been warned!!