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I don't get it and I'm from a fishing family (lemmy.world)
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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Oh I can explain it easily! One of them tastes good and the other one tastes bad. That's pretty much it... Not sure how it's so confusing though

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Have you ever tried insects? Those who have have said that they taste good. They said it tastes like shrimp.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Those who have have had a different day of taste buds. With insects you're supposed to eat the exo skeleton, which is crunchy, but not nice. Then the meat is a bit nutty, is ok but the texture is off putting imho. Maybe eating your shrimp unpeeled would be a good equivalent.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I eat shrimp unpeeled. Learned to do it from Vietnamese restaurants. It's not bad! It saves a shitton of time peeling them, the spices are usually on the outside so you get more flavor, and the shell gives a nice crunch. I don't eat the tailfins tho that's dumb. They're hard, pointy, and have no meat.

    That said... I advocate for finding ways to incorporate insects into western diets. I think we need to start a program to breed them for purpose though. Just like how bananas used to be small and full of seeds but were bred to what they are today. Breed a grubworm or something to be better eatin' and grow them in huge quantities. But no way am I eating a roach.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I dunno I feel like most bugs would be pretty decent fried in Gaelic butter with salt.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I've tried crickets and ants before and they were decent with a ton of seasoning but it sure as hell wasn't as good as lobster.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Ants? Who eats ants?!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It's a big deal in Oaxaca and they're not bad. They add a ton of lime and salt and other seasonings. I had them when drinking Mezcal. The ants are really big too. Apparently they have like a spawning period where they're just everywhere so you can just scoop them up and put them in a skillet really easily.

    Sorry to any actual big scientists. I'm sure I butchered that.

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