A man has revealed that he cooked and ate his own amputated foot, serving it to ten friends in a taco dinner party. The incident occurred after he lost his foot in a motorcycle accident in Texas in June 2016. The man, who goes by the name Shiny, shared his story on Reddit and later on the podcast What Was It Like?
Shiny was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle and thrown into a forest, crushing his foot beyond repair. After doctors amputated the limb, he convinced them to let him keep it. Three weeks later, on 10 July 2016, he hosted a brunch for friends featuring a variety of foods, including apple strudel, chocolate cake, and fruit tarts—but the main course was his severed foot, cooked in fajita tacos.
The foot was cut into 2cm-by-2cm chunks, fried, and seasoned before being added to the tacos. Shiny described the awkwardness as plates were set out, but after a chilling 'cheers' moment, his friends began to eat. He said the meat was 'incredibly chewy', with some guests chewing for three to four minutes, and one friend spitting out a piece that was mostly tendon.
Shiny remarked that it was a pleasure to share himself with his friends. In the US, there is no federal law against cannibalism, though Idaho explicitly bans it. However, laws against murder and selling human meat make the practice difficult to carry out legally.
