Furthermore, the hunt for the original has spawned a healthy subculture of "Lost Media Hunters." They spend hours scrubbing old YouTube archives and Vietnamese cooking forums for the source. Some believe the original was deleted by the uploader after receiving death threats. Others believe it never existed as a single "original"—that the "original" is a composite memory of five different similar videos.
The "original video" that popularized on social media refers to Entoy’s Bakasihan eel soup original video
Animal rights activists argue that the original video clearly shows an eel being boiled alive. Fish, particularly eels, have nociceptors (pain receptors). Detractors of the video claim that the thrashing is not "dancing" but a distress signal. They demand the original video be taken down to prevent "cooking alive" trends. Furthermore, the hunt for the original has spawned
Viral TikToks and YouTube segments often feature the "original" way this soup is prepared. It was brought to global attention after being featured in the Netflix series Street Food: Asia . The Dish: Known as Linarang na Bakasi The "original video" that popularized on social media