My uninformed impression and story I made up seeing an admin badge, is that someone reported this, and an admin came down to see what it was about, only to throw their hands up and say "well shit it doesnt break any rules but I too hate it!"

Thank you jello, I'm sorry my post has assaulted your eyes to the point that your day is ruined, however I am honored to have won lol

I don't think the person who made the dish and wrote the caption are the same person, I'm going to guess this is a different dish entirely, albeit with a viscerally disturbing presentation.

Why? Other than being an ugly fish, this is no different than stuffed crab, stuffed clams, oysters Rockefeller, lemon stuffed grilled branzino, etc.
These poor fish are just ugly as hell and the dish itself taken out of context and labeled “Tacos.” I’d never thought about it before your comment but it seems to me that including the whole animal on the plate is the least wasteful and most respectful way to eat it. When you can see its face, there’s no hiding that what you’re eating was once sentient. How much is wasted is left for the person holding the fork to decide.

Yeah, my first guess is the person who made the dish didn't make the meme and they aren't really meant to be tacos.

Lovecraftian horrors aside, that actually does sound really, really good if done well. I kinda want to try it now... The outer fish-body isn't eaten, but just to give flavor when smoking it, right?

Is that why you're dying?

Crispy

Wasteful? My brother it is a dish. You eat it out of the shell.

It's definitely disgusting, but wasteful? I'd argue it's the opposite since you're also eating the skin and head.

Your life serves ZERO purpose