This article is about the dish. For the video game, see Monkey Brains. For the breakfast pastry, see Monkey bread. For the term for distraction as used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religions, see Monkey mind.
Simulated monkey brains displayed at the Tao Heung Museum of Food Culture in Hong Kong, depicted as part of the Manchu Han Imperial Feast
Monkey brains is a supposed dish consisting of, at least, partially, the brain of some species of monkey or ape.
While animal brains have been consumed in various cuisines (e.g. eggs and brains or fried brain sandwiches), there is debate about whether monkey brains have actually been consumed. In Western popular culture its consumption is repeatedly portrayed and debated, often in the context of portraying exotic cultures as exceptionally cruel, callous, and/or strange.[1][2]
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