PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoGuinea Pig for sale at the local marketi.imgur.comimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down131
arrow-up1295arrow-down1imageGuinea Pig for sale at the local marketi.imgur.comPlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoAnd if you can accept that, you can eat land-based insects, which honestly, in general, taste fine. I’m not sure why someone is so disgusted by eating a pastry made with cricket flour but can eat a whole plate of shrimp they have to peel themselves.
minus-squaresoupspoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·9 months agoFor me, I’d have a hard time eating whole bugs because it’s all shell and little meat, and I imagine the texture to be off-putting. Also, I’ve kept crickets and they’re so stinky.
And if you can accept that, you can eat land-based insects, which honestly, in general, taste fine.
I’m not sure why someone is so disgusted by eating a pastry made with cricket flour but can eat a whole plate of shrimp they have to peel themselves.
For me, I’d have a hard time eating whole bugs because it’s all shell and little meat, and I imagine the texture to be off-putting. Also, I’ve kept crickets and they’re so stinky.