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02-04-2012, 02:03 PM | #31 (permalink) | |
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Some of our fears certainly have basis in our evolutionary history, but I'm sure a lot of it (if not most by far) is cultural. After all, there are many insect/arachnid eating cultures in the world.
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02-04-2012, 04:33 PM | #32 (permalink) |
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I've never eaten any on purpose. I have had bran muffins made with weevils in them though, that was very unpleasant.
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02-04-2012, 05:20 PM | #33 (permalink) |
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Weevils typically have very hard exoskeletons. Were they crunchy?
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02-04-2012, 05:24 PM | #34 (permalink) |
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It was very crunchy and disgusting. It was also the first time that I ate bran too, so my dad told me to shut the fuck up and eat my breakfast. Until he took a bite, that is.
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02-04-2012, 06:57 PM | #35 (permalink) |
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I get the feeling from the look of most large insects if you cook it it probably tastes like chicken. If I'm wrong, just keep ****ing burning it till it tastes like burnt chicken. But I'd wanna check for poison glands, because apparently, the daddy long legs kills you if you eat it.
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02-05-2012, 06:47 PM | #37 (permalink) |
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Aren't there a number of worms that use insects as intermediary hosts? I'd have to do some research but I have a vague idea there are. Mind you it's equally plausible to catch such things from eating poorly prepared meat.
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02-06-2012, 02:53 AM | #38 (permalink) | |
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I don't think I've ever heard or read of anyone ever contracting anything dangerous from eating an insect. I know a guy who ate a slug (not insect, but) on a dare, though, and I would never do that. I know the kind he ate are often hosts to parasites that infect ducks (slug predators) and, while I guess even duck parasites won't harm humans that much, I would not like to risk it. I'll have my crawlies cooked, please. edit : That sounds quite yummy actually. I love peanut butter
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02-06-2012, 07:22 PM | #40 (permalink) |
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I genuinely want to try deep fried stick insects. They are supposed to be delicious and we as a species eat a whole variety of food so why not?
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