"The red line is human flesh": Amit Kapitt is ready to eat everything. Almost
In a world of photogenic dishes, Amit Trapotchnik chose a different direction. Under the nickname "Amit Kapitt," he gained followers thanks to his willingness to taste almost everything — from scorpions in Thailand to mysterious canned goods. When he tried to recreate foods from the Holocaust era, the internet was in an uproar. In an interview at a table loaded with dried fish and squid, he explains what makes him swallow what others throw away, what his red line is, and whether there is a mental price for the exposure.
Think for a moment about the most disgusting thing you've ever seen on a plate. Now imagine yourself chewing it, swallowing it, and smiling at the camera in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers, while your stomach is already starting to make sounds of protest. While social networks are flooded with food influencers who film photogenic dishes in perfect lighting, there are those who choose to take the field in a completely different direction. Meet Amit Trapotchnik, known online as "Amit Kapitt."
Instead of looking for the pizza with the perfect cheese crust or the most photogenic burger in town, Amit built himself an audience precisely because of his willingness to taste almost anything — from insects, scorpions, and snakes at street stalls in Thailand, through mysterious canned fish from Russian delis, to tired sandwiches from gas stations. As far as he is concerned, there is nothing off-limits. Even when it means a stomach ache, flavors that should be forgotten, or the risk of food poisoning, he continues to taste — and document it for his devoted followers.
However, "Amit Kapitt" is much more than a content creator looking for the next dish that will make users turn up their noses. Alongside the extreme challenges, he also publishes honest reviews of neighborhood food stalls, checks prices without filters, and covers places his audience really wants to know. He even reached the auditions for "MasterChef," trying to prove that food born on TikTok can also be creative, meticulous, and delicious.
The video that split the web
Last April, Amit uploaded a video ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day under the controversial title "Tasting what they ate in the Holocaust," in which he tried to recreate and taste foods identified with the conditions of hunger in the ghettos and camps. The video sparked a storm and divided users into two camps: there were those who saw it as an extraordinary attempt to illustrate to the younger generation, in a language it knows, the unimaginable reality of the Holocaust days. Others claimed it was an unnecessary provocation and an attempt to attract attention using one of the most sensitive topics in Israeli society.
To understand what is behind all this, what the life of someone who turned his taste buds into a career looks like, and whether there is a boundary he will not cross after all — we sat down for a conversation with Amit Trapotchnik. Our interview did not take place over a routine cup of coffee. During the conversation, Amit spread on the table a variety of "finds" he collected from a local Asian store — from canned squid and beans with pork, to whole dried fish. Watching him demonstrates exactly what he explains: there is not a hint of hesitation in him. Without hesitation and without filters, he puts it in his mouth, chews, and tries to decipher the next taste.
"I killed myself on this for two years — every day in a different restaurant, trying to see what works and making every possible mistake. It wasn't an immediate explosion; the first videos had poor data," he admits.
"I have a superpower to eat things others can't"
"Part of the fun of creating content is that the followers walk with you on a common path through the comments and messages," he explains. "I discovered that I have a superpower to eat things others can't, and I decided to run with it. I finished the trip in Thailand without food poisoning, and I uploaded a video where I asked the followers to determine my next destination — the comment with the most likes decided where I would fly."
When asked about the boundaries he won't cross, Amit is clear:
"My red line is dolphins, dogs, cats, human flesh, and shark fins — because of the shocking industry and the danger of animal extinction. Also, octopus is hard for me to eat because it's an intelligent animal. On the level of disgust — I ate a rotten duck egg, so as long as it's street food that is served and sold, I will taste it, but I will never eat something from the floor or just something disgusting just for entertainment."
