Entomophagy (eating insects)

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Would you/do you eat insects on purpose?

I eat insects/have eaten insects	23%	[ 7 ]
I would eat insects out of curiosity	17%	[ 5 ]
I would eat insects if there was nothing else to eat	17%	[ 5 ]
I will never eat insects, I'm a strict vegetarian	7%	[ 2 ]
My religion will not let me eat insects	3%	[ 1 ]
I won't eat insects because it's disgusting	33%	[ 10 ]
I'm eating an insect now	0%	[ 0 ]

Total votes : 30

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19 Jul 2011, 5:24 pm

Would you? Do you?

I would, just out of curiosity.

I figure that if I eat prawns and other invertebrates, I might as well eat grasshoppers.

80% of the world's countries eat insects! You've almost certainly accidentally eaten them on fruit and veg, anyway.

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19 Jul 2011, 5:38 pm

My grandmother used to cook ants. I don't like the taste :eew: .I always refused to eat them.

You'll like this http://www.amazon.com/Eat-bug-Cookbook- ... 0898159776

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19 Jul 2011, 5:41 pm

I've no aversion to eating insects. If I saw one on my lettuce I would set it free back into the wild though.

But if someone served me a plate of crispy critters ready cooked, I'd give it a go.

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19 Jul 2011, 5:58 pm

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He disgusted me much while with him, for when a horrid blowfly, bloated with some carrion food, buzzed into the room, he caught it, held it exultantly for a few moments between his finger and thumb, and before I knew what he was going to do, put it in his mouth and ate it.

I scolded him for it, but he argued quietly that it was very good and very wholesome, that it was life, strong life, and gave life to him. This gave me an idea, or the rudiment of one. I must watch how he gets rid of his spiders.

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19 Jul 2011, 6:04 pm

Jory wrote:

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That's from Dracula?

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19 Jul 2011, 6:11 pm

I've accidentally swallowed flies, does that count?

Apparently insects have a slight nutty taste, so if you're allergic to nuts yet you love their taste, then insects are the obvious substitute. And another bonus is you don't need a nutcracker to crack them open :wink:

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19 Jul 2011, 6:37 pm

puddingmouse wrote:

That's from Dracula?

Mmmhmm.

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19 Jul 2011, 6:43 pm

I've eaten them accidentally, but I would take the opportunity to eat a cooked one, probably.

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19 Jul 2011, 6:47 pm

If I were in the right state of mind for it, sure, but right now it doesn't appeal to me. :/ I've eaten escargot, though, which tastes like shiitake mushrooms.

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19 Jul 2011, 7:13 pm

I've done it, and so have most people that eat red colored candy. They use beetles for the color. :-D

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19 Jul 2011, 7:53 pm

Funny thing is I always say I wanna eat a bug but IDK if I really would lol some of them look yummy haha!

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19 Jul 2011, 8:15 pm

I think I can eat just about anything until cheese started bugging me recently.

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19 Jul 2011, 8:17 pm

i have eaten witchetty grubs and honey ants before.

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19 Jul 2011, 11:31 pm

Give me a plate of fried... whatever bugs are good fried, and I'd give it a shot, might not get past one though :lol:

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20 Jul 2011, 12:35 am

pree10shun wrote:

My grandmother used to cook ants. I don't like the taste :eew:

They taste like salt and vinegar chips

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20 Jul 2011, 12:39 am

I wouldn't eat insects because I'd be worried about catching a disease.

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