Some vegetarians start young, as this comical video demonstrates. Footage shows three-year-old Luiz Antonio from Brazil being presented with a fanciful dish of octopus gnocchi at the dinner table. But instead of digging into the seafood feast, he starts asking about where the tentacled creature set before him came from with English subtitles detailing his train of thought. 'This octopus isn't real is it? Where's its head? Is its head in the sea? Did the man hack it [off]?' the youngster says while grimacing at his dinner plate. Scroll down for video . Yuck! Footage shows three-year-old Luiz Antonio from Brazil being presented with a fanciful dish of octopus gnocchi at the dinner table . Pulling faces: But instead of digging into the seafood feast he starts asking about where the tentacled creature set before him came from with English subtitles detailing his train of thought . His mother reassures him that she only cooked using the octopuses 'little legs chopped'. She adds that the creature had to be dissected so it could be eaten. 'Or we'd have to swallow it whole,' she notes. Luiz remains uninspired by his dinner. He then puts forwards the argument that octopus is an  animal just like chicken, pig, cow and fish. He continues: 'So when we eat the animals they die. Why?  I don’t like that they die. I like that they keep standing and happy. Look of horror: Luiz's mother reassures him that she only cooked using the octopuses 'little legs chopped' Comical scene: His mother is reduced to tears through laughter as she listens to the case in hand . Getting his way: After more than two minutes of discussion, Luiz is told he doesn't have to eat the octopus and he can just stick to the potato and rice instead . 'Those animals are for us to take care, not eat them.' His mother is reduced to tears through laughter as she listens to the case in hand. 'I'm just a little moved by you,' she chuckles when Luiz asks what's wrong. After more than two minutes of discussion, Luiz is told he doesn't have to eat the octopus and he can just stick to the potato and rice instead. Although the clip was filmed almost two years ago, it has recently resurfaced online. To date it has been watched more than 4.8 million times. It's not known if Luiz has stuck to his vegetarian pledge.
Footage shows three-year-old Luiz Antonio from Brazil being presented with a fanciful dish of octopus gnocchi at the dinner table .
But instead of digging into the seafood feast he starts asking about where the tentacled creature set before him came from .
English subtitles detail his train of thought .
His mother is reduced to tears through laughter as she listens .