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[quote="Pondering"][quote="redrobin62"]In the Asian supermarket here in Seattle they sell cooked frozen grubs (they call it cooked Dade - nhong luoc). Being the adventurous type I bought a package. It took about two weeks before I tried to eat it. I marinated it in hot curry sauce for hours, heated it then attempted to eat it. I couldn't do it. I just didn't have the cajones so I flushed the whole enchilada down the drain. The Vietnamese, BTW, already have a long history of starvation and poverty so that's why everything that's ever walked, swam or flew end up on their table. I have eaten unusual things in the past though, just not insects.[/quote]I never tried those before, but they look interesting. I need to go to an AZN supermarket now! What was the name of the super market if you can remember?[/quote]
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Draco1987
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:20 am
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what about the cicada that are supposed to be arriving in in droves this summer are those edible?
trollcatman
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:15 am
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^^ We could breed them in oxygen-rich buildings. Pretty safe, because they would suffocate if they escaped.
MannyBoo
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:30 am
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Schneekugel wrote:
I found it disgusting in earlier times, but my partner helped me with it. So he doesn´t like Shrimps too, and when I asked why, he answered because of them looking like insects, with chitin body armor, long spider legs, ... My parents are from france, so I never thought of the look of shrimps, since I was a small child I linked them simply with "Mhmmm......delicious...", but when my partner explained me his issues about them, I could see that the similarities and that they really are nothing more then a kind of water insects. Since then my problem with eating insects are gone. "Landshrimps....mhmmmm....." XD
I only dont want to eat raw ones, so I am no Klingon from star trek. ^^
Actually for my whole life i have always loved all kinds of shrimps, crabs, lobsters, etc, and yes these are the "bugs of the sea".. So i think technically, i do eat bugs already, and i even love eating them raw. I especially love eating "Sweet Shrimp" as fresh as possible, peeling the soft shell off, and eating the fresh, soft, wet, pink and white meat. Yum!
Schneekugel
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:50 am
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I found it disgusting in earlier times, but my partner helped me with it. So he doesn´t like Shrimps too, and when I asked why, he answered because of them looking like insects, with chitin body armor, long spider legs, ... My parents are from france, so I never thought of the look of shrimps, since I was a small child I linked them simply with "Mhmmm......delicious...", but when my partner explained me his issues about them, I could see that the similarities and that they really are nothing more then a kind of water insects. Since then my problem with eating insects are gone. "Landshrimps....mhmmmm....." XD
I only dont want to eat raw ones, so I am no Klingon from star trek. ^^
MannyBoo
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:47 am
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This guy named
Louis
seems to like it..
Pondering
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:24 am
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Who's hungry, I know I am! Seriously though, 7x the protein than a cow patty! JEEZE... I know a few heavy lifters who would gulp these things down in a second if given the chance. I wouldn't hesitate trying these myself if they were 100% safe to eat.
ValentineWiggin
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:53 pm
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I find the idea significantly less disgusting than eating chickens, cows, and pigs.
CrazyCatLord
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:44 pm
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Perhaps we should clone prehistoric arthropods from fossil DNA
Their giant size would justify the effort of peeling them first. I bet one could cut more than a hundred juicy steaks out of arthropleura.
I'm not sure if they would thrive in today's oxygen poor atmosphere, but even if they'd only grow to the size of rabbits, it would be worth the effort.
Edited to add: Although much smaller than Arthropleura, Meganeura would also be worth firing up the grill for. Baguette-sized yumminess. All the hunter needs is a very large flyswatter.
CrazyCatLord
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:37 pm
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Pondering wrote:
persian85033 wrote:
A lot of people eat bugs. In South Africa they eat caterpillars. In Oaxaca they also eat grasshoppers. I've eaten grasshoppers myself. They're crunchy and pretty salty, but good. Bugs and worms are also eaten in other parts of the world. I know there's a certain type of bee or wasp or something people eat. Different cultures cook and eat them in different ways.
Ah yes, I've had grasshopper too. I love the crunchy, salty, and smoky flavor when cooked. Bugs are very popular in some other countries, I don't know why they aren't in the US. I guess a lot of us are just used to convenience and are squeemish.
I have also tried mealworm. Sweet nutty and crunchy chitin shell! Could eat em like potato chips... by the handfuls!
Mealworms have a carapace too? I somehow thought they resembled maggots. If they have an exoskeleton, I wouldn't try them. I don't want to pick tiny limbs and mandibles and other chitinous bits out of my teeth
Isn't that kind of like eating unpeeled shrimps?
CrazyCatLord
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:30 pm
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mushroo wrote:
As a vegetarian, I personally don't see much difference between eating a mealworm and eating a cow. I'm sure bugs are delicious; shrimp and lobsters are basically bugs, right?
As a predatory omnivore... well, a carrion-eating omnivore actually, seeing that I don't hunt myself and instead buy parts of corpses that have been dead for days... I don't see much difference between eating a chicken leg and a head of lettuce
The only difference is that my meat is already dead, whereas the lettuce is still alive and breathing when I eat it. It seems crueler to me to bite into respiring, living tissue that might grow roots again if you put it in soil, but I don't care as long as it's healthy and tastes good.
Anyway, you're correct that there isn't much of a difference between insect larvae and shrimps. Both are arthropods, and both are quite healthy (low in fat, high in protein). I love shrimps and lobster and would give mealworms a try. What I wouldn't eat though is locusts, because they're served in the carapace. I prefer my meat without a chitinous wrapper. If it's too much effort to peel the bugs, they're not worth eating.
shrox
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:21 pm
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mushroo wrote:
As a vegetarian, I personally don't see much difference between eating a mealworm and eating a cow. I'm sure bugs are delicious; shrimp and lobsters are basically bugs, right?
Beef is less squirty than bugs are when you bite into it.
redrobin62
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 5:56 pm
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The market that sells cooked Dade in Seattle is HT Market in the Oak Tree Plaza at 100th St & Aurora. HT stands for Hop Thanh. Generally, markets like that, including Uwajimaya and Wah Market in the International District, sell foods that would make most Americans cringe: pig bung, snails, pig blood...I've heard they may also have fried starfish but I haven't seen it.
Who_Am_I
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 4:39 pm
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I've never tried it, but I'll try anything once as long as it isn't toxic.
Pondering
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:31 pm
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redrobin62 wrote:
In the Asian supermarket here in Seattle they sell cooked frozen grubs (they call it cooked Dade - nhong luoc). Being the adventurous type I bought a package. It took about two weeks before I tried to eat it. I marinated it in hot curry sauce for hours, heated it then attempted to eat it. I couldn't do it. I just didn't have the cajones so I flushed the whole enchilada down the drain. The Vietnamese, BTW, already have a long history of starvation and poverty so that's why everything that's ever walked, swam or flew end up on their table. I have eaten unusual things in the past though, just not insects.
I never tried those before, but they look interesting. I need to go to an AZN supermarket now! What was the name of the super market if you can remember?
Pondering
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:28 pm
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persian85033 wrote:
A lot of people eat bugs. In South Africa they eat caterpillars. In Oaxaca they also eat grasshoppers. I've eaten grasshoppers myself. They're crunchy and pretty salty, but good. Bugs and worms are also eaten in other parts of the world. I know there's a certain type of bee or wasp or something people eat. Different cultures cook and eat them in different ways.
Ah yes, I've had grasshopper too. I love the crunchy, salty, and smoky flavor when cooked. Bugs are very popular in some other countries, I don't know why they aren't in the US. I guess a lot of us are just used to convenience and are squeemish.
I have also tried mealworm. Sweet nutty and crunchy chitin shell! Could eat em like potato chips... by the handfuls!
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