They’re different enough by size and their habitat that we don’t encounter them as primates so logically we don’t have any reason to have an aversion instinct. Regular insects can be poisonous or parasites but these don’t really look like insects.
Had it at a fancy French restaurant. I was interested in the fact that they’re essentially boiled in butter and herbs(?) but my brain 100% did not connect the dots as I forked one and bit in. Burned my mouth so fuckin bad I went through 2 glasses of ice water just so I could taste the halibut special I accidentally spent $70 on.
I think the problem is we don’t have huge ol crickets that are lobster sized. Otherwise you’d have Red Locust and all you can eat grasshopper legs.
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They’re different enough by size and their habitat that we don’t encounter them as primates so logically we don’t have any reason to have an aversion instinct. Regular insects can be poisonous or parasites but these don’t really look like insects.
Yeah it’s this. We don’t eat the shells/outsides of lobster (at least most probably don’t). I don’t want to eat exoskeleton.
Yeah, chitin is really hard to digest and sensitive stomachs will have issues.
Cricket powder is good fucking sports nutrition, tho
I tried cricket protein bars once and they made me shit like a horse. The chitin is not separated from the protein, and it is a LOT of fiber.
Not sure if that’s a positive or negative, horses seem to shit pretty good
I’m almost positive the chitin is filtered out somehow. Or hell, maybe it’s left in there for some reason by design.
Unlimited soup, salad, and stickbugs.
Idk. There are some big fucking snails out there
Yeah but they’re molluscs.
Snails are used in some cuisines (France). I’ve had them. They’re not bad.
Snails are an excuse for the French to down a stick of butter.
Yeah, I’ve tried escargot and can definitely recommend.
Had it at a fancy French restaurant. I was interested in the fact that they’re essentially boiled in butter and herbs(?) but my brain 100% did not connect the dots as I forked one and bit in. Burned my mouth so fuckin bad I went through 2 glasses of ice water just so I could taste the halibut special I accidentally spent $70 on.
Snails are good, too. Creamy and tender, reminded me of scallops.
They were doused in butter/garlic, so that may have been part of the reason, but still