Horrifying moment raw ‘zombie’ meat ‘crawls off’ restaurant customer’s plate as people scream

Picture this. You've sat down at a nice restaurant for some grub when your food begins moving.

I mean, it's the last thing you want to see before delving into some nice food, but the reality for one hungry individual.

Watch the moment some meat appeared to crawl right off the plate below:

There are many complaints you can make at a restaurant, whether it be poor service, to the quality of the food.

However, your food having a mind of its own and deciding to leap off the plate is not one of them.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the above viral video instantly saw people making comparisons to the world of the undead.

While the meat may have been twitching on the plate, a zombie apocalypse is not on the horizon just yet, so you can put your survival kits away for now.

Nonetheless, people on the internet have been left spooked out by the video, while the girls in the background can be heard screaming.

I mean, can you blame then?

Certainly unexpected. (Facebook)

If I was sitting down to enjoy some grub and my food suddenly jumped out off the plate then I'd be left pretty freaked out too.

Thankfully, there is a pretty simple explanation to the shenanigans and fortunately it's not because 'the dead have risen'.

The reason why the piece of meat has decided to make a run for it is apparently due to it being a fresh cut.

Add that to the fat the flesh is being exposed to salt, the meat is almost certainly going to twitch as the diners experienced.

The exposure to salt makes the muscles contract even though it's no longer living.

As a result, the meat flops around, freaking many people out in the process.

The meat made a run for it. (Facebook)

While it was never confirmed where you can buy such food, many pointed out the footage may have come from a diner that does something called 'ikizukuri'.

The phrase may sound pretty complicated, but it simply means an establishment where live seafood is prepared.

This process can also be applied to frogs, though eating fish is certainly more common across the globe.

While it's now thankfully confirmed the movement is not due to some kind of paranormal activity, it's still not particularly appetising to have this taking place on your plate.

Enjoy your dinner, guys.