• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    I’ve eaten insects several times and, with one exception, they tasted fine once you got over the ick factor.

    Longicorn beetle larvae and grasshoppers tasted nutty, like pecans.

    Ants tasted citrusy, probably because of the formic acid.

    The only one I didn’t like was giant water bug, because it had a juniper taste to it and I don’t like that particular taste.

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      1 year ago

      people are afraid of parasitic larvae and eggs. but once healthy safety, taste and apperance are controlled and industrialized properly, insects could be an interesting alternative. no more eating those beautiful shrimps, fished with gas guzzling fishing boats, and no more methane emitting cows

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        That’s the thing I find baffling and why I had no problem with insects. People eat shrimp. People go out of their way to eat crab and lobster. What’s the big difference other than one being in water and the other being on land? Size?

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          yea man, its sad. also half the mass of a fished crab lies in the shell, such a waste and a crime to kill such a beautiful creature. A creature that lays eggs in the thousands and doesnt require much energy to fish around would be the best and most climate friendly source for nutrients